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Harris v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 19, 2000
747 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 3D99-1189.

Opinion filed January 19, 2000.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Jeffrey Rosinek, Judge, L.T. NO. 97-28460.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Regine Monestime, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.


Virgil Lee Harris appeals his conviction of multiple criminal charges. The appellate claim is that the trial court failed to conduct an inquiry under Nelson v. State, 274 So.2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), approved, Hardwick v. State, 521 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 1988), after defendant-appellant Harris complained that his appointed counsel was not providing effective representation. Where, as here, a defendant complains during trial that his appointed counsel is ineffective, no Nelson inquiry is required. See Haugabook v. State, 689 So.2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997), and cases cited therein. We need not address the State's alternative arguments for affirmance on this issue.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Harris v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 19, 2000
747 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Harris v. State

Case Details

Full title:VIRGIL LEE HARRIS, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 19, 2000

Citations

747 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

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