Case Name: Jason Eric CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-05-23
Citations: 87 So. 3d 841
Docket Number: No. 1D11-4326
Parties: Jason Eric CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PADOVANO, MARSTILLER, and ROWE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 87
Pages: 841–842

Head Matter:
Jason Eric CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D11-4326.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 23, 2012.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Joel Arnold, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Donna A. Gerace, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, who represented himself at his violation of probation hearing, argues the trial court violated his right to counsel by failing to renew an offer of counsel before imposing sentence. See Traylor v. State, 596 So.2d 957, 968 (Fla.1992) (stating that a defendant has the right to assistance of counsel at each crucial stage of the proceedings); Lewis v. State, 31 So.3d 944, 945 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (holding that Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.111(d)(5) requires trial court to renew offer of counsel at sentencing phase); Travis v. State, 969 So.2d 532, 533 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) ("Sentencing is a crucial stage of a criminal proceeding, so that the offer of assistance of counsel must be renewed then, even if the defendant has previously waived counsel at other stages."). The State properly concedes error. According ly, we VACATE Appellant's sentence and REMAND for resentencing.
PADOVANO, MARSTILLER, and ROWE, JJ., concur.