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WILLIE PETTY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. CASE NO. 1D07-4976

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WILLIE PETTY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. CASE NO. 1D07-4976 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed January 30, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Hugh A. Carithers, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Glenna Joyce Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Donna A. Gerace, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. The appellant challenges his convictions and sentences for lewd and lascivious battery and unlawful sexual activity. He alleges that the trial court erred by failing to conduct an adequate Faretta   FN1 inquiry prior to allowing him to represent himself at trial. We agree and reverse...continue to full post

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