BASILE

v.

TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON

Citator

Cited By

• Nelson v. State, 748 So. 2d 237 (Fla. 1999)
  …resisted sexual advances by his stepfather. Viewing this evidence in the light most favorable to Nelson, it still would not constitute an excuse, justification, or defense to the homicide. See Hill v. State, 688 So. 2d 901, 907 (Fla.), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 907, 118 S.Ct. 265, 139 L.Ed.2d 191 (1997) (“In this case, the trial judge properly rejected the proposition that by killing persons in order to prevent them from performing legal abortions, Hill acted under a pretense of moral justification.”); Dougan…
• LaJeffery Reeves v. State, 987 So. 2d 103 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008)
  …imself, the trial court is required to determine whether the defendant is, in fact, capable of making a knowing waiver of his right to counsel. See Bowen, 698 So. 2d at 250-51; see also Hill v. State, 688 So. 2d 901, 904-05 (Fla.1996), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 907, 118 S.Ct. 265, 139 L.Ed.2d 191 (1997). In order to protect an accused, trial courts are also required to make the person “aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that [the defendant] knows wh…