No. 2D05-4165.District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
December 15, 2006. Rehearing Denied January 24, 2007.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Ronald N. Ficarrotta, Judge.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Julius J. Aulisio, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Potts v. State, 718 So.2d 757, 759
(Fla. 1998) (“Because the court’s ruling [regarding the defendant’s waiver of counsel] turns primarily on an assessment of demeanor and credibility, its decision is entitled to great weight and will be affirmed on review if supported by competent substantial evidence in the record.”); Guilder v. State, 899 So.2d 412, 420 (Fla.
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4th DCA 2005) (holding that “trial court did not abuse its discretion by failing to conduct a proper” inquiry pursuant t Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), where record indicated defendant made the choice to proceed pro se with a full understanding of his decision).
CANADY, WALLACE, and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.