MALVINA N. FRIED, APPELLANT,

v.

SORREL ROSE BOLLET, TRADING AND DOING BUSINESS AS PLAZA HOTEL, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Sheppard v. State, 17 So. 3d 275 (Fla. 2009)
  …ing appeals is that allowing such pro se pleadings would [*281] frustrate and confuse rather than advance the appellate process and the administration of justice. See Burke v. State, 732 So. 2d 1194, 1195 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (citing Powell v. State, 206 So. 2d 47, 47 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968)). In this Court we have likewise announced a policy that, even in appeals of death penalty cases, we will strike pro se pleadings or briefs where the party is represented by counsel, even where the defendant is alleging ineff…
• State v. Tait, 387 So. 2d 338 (Fla. 1980)
  …ude a qualified, not an absolute, right to self-representation. When the accused is represented by counsel, affording him the privilege of addressing the court or the jury in person is a matter for the sound discretion of the court. Powell v. State, 206 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968); Thompson v. State, 194 So. 2d 649 (Fla. 2d DCA 1967). Powell and Thompson were decided under section 11 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of 1885. The fact that the people framed article I, section 16 of the Const…
• Hooks v. State, 253 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 1971)
  …209 So. 2d 696 (Fla.App.4th, 1968). When a case is appealed and the defendant is represented by counsel, the defendant has no absolute right to participate and represent himself. This is a matter in the discretion of the Court. See Powell v. State, 206 So. 2d 47 (Fla.App. 4th, 1968). An appeal is limited to a consideration of the record of the lower court proceeding, and there is no need for further investigation or further consultation. In other words, the failure of the public defender to consult with an…

Authorities Cited

• Bashaw v. Dyke, 122 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 1st DCA 1960)
• Maximo Moorings Marine Ctr., Inc. v. Walke, 196 So. 2d 215 (Fla. 2d DCA 1967)
• Stueber v. Maint., Inc., 205 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 4th DCA 1967)