PETIT LOUIS v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Marie PETIT-LOUIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D18-859

Decided: March 04, 2020

Before SALTER, MILLER and LOBREE, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Deborah Prager, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Weaver v. State, 894 So. 2d 178, 187 (Fla. 2004) (“A court's decision involving withdrawal or discharge of counsel is subject to review for abuse of discretion.”); Schardt v. State, 10 So. 3d 139, 140 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (holding a client's right to discharge private counsel must be balanced “against the court's interest in judicial administration and avoiding unreasonable delay when a defendant seeks to discharge counsel on the day of trial”) (quoting Jackson v. State, 979 So. 2d 442, 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)); Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A) (stating a nolo contendere plea with a legally dispositive issue that has not been specifically reserved for appeal may only be appealed on enumerated grounds).

PER CURIAM.

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