THATCHER GATES
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
THATCHER GATES
STATE OF FLORIDA
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2021)
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of Petitioner’s response docketed January 11, 2021, the petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed. See Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003) (holding that, generally, a defendant has no right to represent himself in an extraordinary writ petition in the appellate court while he is represented by counsel in the criminal case pending in the lower tribunal); Marsh v. State, 919 So. 2d 540 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005) (finding a pro se petition for writ of mandamus a nullity where petitioner was represented by counsel below in an involuntary civil commitment proceeding). BILBREY, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________
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- Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003)
- Marsh v. State, 919 So. 2d 540 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)