IRA A. HOTCHKISS AND MONA HESS A/K/A MONA HOTCHKISS, APPELLANTS,

v.

SECURITY BANK, A BANKING CORPORATION EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Powe v. State, 216 So. 2d 446 (Fla. 1968)
  …pellate counsel indicate that an indigent defendant is entitled to be provided with the assistance of counsel for taking a direct appeal when he manifests or makes known to the trial court his intention to appeal. See Brooks v. State (Fla.App.1965), 172 So. 2d 876; Swenson v. Bosler (1967), 386 U.S. 258, 87 S.Ct. 996, 18 L.Ed.2d 33. See also DeMotte v. State (Fla.App.1967), 203 So. 2d 662. In Swenson the United States Supreme Court commented as follows: “ * * * It is now settled ‘that where the assistance of…
• Brooks v. State, 176 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965)
  …defender was acting as his attorney. This opinion is not to be taken as authority for the proposition that the trial court under these ■circumstances was under a duty to appoint additional counsel to represent Brooks. See Brooks v. State of Florida, 172 So. 2d 876 (Fla.App.1st, 1965.) . In a colloquy with the court Mr. Tom-linson stated: “I feel that I should have more, time, Your Honor, to adequately research the law involved in this case, and I feel that I should have adequate time in which to elicit from…
• Hammond v. State, 264 So. 2d 463 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972)
  …t bar made similar allegations. See also Donald v. State, Fla.App.1964, 166 So. 2d 453; Douglas v. State, Fla.App.1968, 212 So. 2d 42; and Diehl v. State, Fla.App.1967, 200 So. 2d 240. B. The case at bar is similar to Brooks v. State, Fla.App.1965, 172 So. 2d 876. There the indigent defendant was represented at his jury trial by the public defender. He appealed his conviction pro se, requesting the removal of his court-appointed counsel without any “compelling reason.” In concluding that the defendant knew w…

Authorities Cited

• Doby v. Griffin, 144 So. 2d 873 (Fla. 2d DCA 1962)