Robinson v. State (990 So. 2d 565, 2008)

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

As in Rodriguez v. State, 982 So.2d 1272 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008), the failure of the trial judge to conduct a Faretta hearing prior to denying the defendant’s unequivocal request to represent himself at the probation violation hearing, requires reversal of the adverse judgment which followed.

Reversed and remanded.

. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).

. We are unable to draw a distinction between the words uttered by Rodriguez ("Well, I prefer to represent myself.”) and those of Robinson ("I would rather represent myself.”).