Khalid Ali Pasha, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court reversed Khalid Ali Pasha’s first‑degree murder convictions and vacated his death sentences because the trial court erred in finding his request to proceed pro se was equivocal, violating Faretta. The Court held that after a Nelson hearing, a defendant’s repeated desire to represent himself is an unequivocal request that must be honored.