Case Name: William CRUZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2011-04-20
Citations: 59 So. 3d 322
Docket Number: No. 3D09-1139
Parties: William CRUZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before LAGOA and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 59
Pages: 322–322

Head Matter:
William CRUZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D09-1139.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 20, 2011.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Maria E. Lauredo, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Forrest L. Andrews, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before LAGOA and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
William Cruz appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted second degree murder. We reverse the conviction on each of two independently-sufficient grounds. First, the attempted voluntary manslaughter instruction, as given to the jury, violates the holding in State v. Montgomery, 39 So.3d 252 (Fla.2010).
Second, we find that Cruz's second demand to represent himself was unequivocally made, necessitating a Faretta hearing. Rodriguez v. State, 982 So.2d 1272 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). Because such a hearing was not conducted before the trial court denied Cruz's demand, a reversal on this ground is also required.
Reversed and remanded.
. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).