Case Name: Richard McGEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-01-31
Citations: 835 So. 2d 404
Docket Number: No. 2D01-1696
Parties: Richard McGEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CASANUEYA and SALCINES, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 835
Pages: 404–404

Head Matter:
Richard McGEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D01-1696.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 31, 2003.
Richard McGee, pro se.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee/and Deborah F. Hogge, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
KELLY, Judge.
Richard McGee appeals from his judgment and sentence for aggravated battery. He argues, and the State concedes, that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a proper Faretta inquiry before denying McGee's request to represent himself. We agree that the trial court erroneously focused its inquiry on whether McGee possessed the skill to represent himself rather than on whether his decision to waive counsel was knowing and intelligent. See Hill v. State, 688 So.2d 901 (Fla.1996). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
CASANUEYA and SALCINES, JJ., Concur.
. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).