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Washington v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 19, 2003
854 So. 2d 828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 5D03-2172.

Opinion filed September 19, 2003.

3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, John Dean Moxley, Jr., Judge.

Edward Lyne Washington, Orlando, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.


AFFIRMED. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 834 n. 46 (1975) ("a defendant who elects to represent himself cannot thereafter complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to denial of `effective assistance of counsel'").

SHARP, W., THOMPSON and PLEUS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Washington v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 19, 2003
854 So. 2d 828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)
Case details for

Washington v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWARD L. WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Sep 19, 2003

Citations

854 So. 2d 828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

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