Corzo v. State

Full title: Armando CORZO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Aug 28, 2019

278 So. 3d 870 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)

Opinion

No. 3D18-1799

08-28-2019

Armando CORZO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Stephen J. Weinbaum, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Asad Ali, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Stephen J. Weinbaum, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Asad Ali, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, C.J., and LOGUE and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Guardado v. State, 965 So. 2d 108, 113 (Fla. 2007) ("A trial court's decision involving withdrawal or discharge of counsel is subject to review for abuse of discretion."); see also Kendle v. State, 255 So. 3d 400, 404 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) ("If the trial court determines that the defendant has made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel, then the trial court cannot deny the defendant's unequivocal request to represent himself or herself, regardless of the defendant's lack of legal skills or the complexity of the case.").