Case Name: Moses TOUSSAINT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-12-19
Citations: 677 So. 2d 853
Docket Number: No. 94-3308
Parties: Moses TOUSSAINT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MINER, WOLF and VAN NORTWTCK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 677
Pages: 853–854

Head Matter:
Moses TOUSSAINT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-3308.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 19, 1995.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Chet Kaufman, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Patrick Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Moses Toussaint challenges his conviction for armed robbery, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing appellant to represent himself at trial without conducting an adequate Faretta inquiry into his waiver of counsel. Under Faretta and its progeny, the trial court is required to make an inquiry on the record which should include evidence of the defendant's age, mental status, education, and experience; the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, including the nature and complexity of the case, the seriousness of the charges, the potential sentence and any enhancement; and any other factor particularly relevant to the case presented. Burton v. State, 596 So.2d 1184, 1186 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); Rule 8.111(d), Fla.R.Crim.P.; see also, Jones v. State, 658 So.2d 122, 128 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995) (J. Alten-bernd, concurring). Because the trial court here failed to adequately inquire on the record concerning Toussaint's mental condition, age, education, past history, or ability prior to letting him represent himself at trial, in accordance with Burton we are constrained to reverse and remand for a new trial.
MINER, WOLF and VAN NORTWTCK, JJ., concur.
. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).