of those allegations. The record of the hearing shows that the judge repeatedly had to instruct Williams in examination techniques and to restrain him from testifying himself when he was supposedly questio 1986) (finding petitioner entitled to appointment of counsel and new evidentiary hearing where record had no information concerning petitioner’s ability to represent himself and, although petitioner presented his own testimony and that of three alibi witnesses and cross-examined his attorney, he did not present any expert testimony concerning the competency of defense furnished by his trial counsel and record indicates that an attorney’s cross-examination of counsel may have shown petitioner was entitled to new trial); see also Rogers v. State, 702 So.2d 607, 608 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) (<HOLDING>); Gordon v. State, 529 So.2d 1129, 1130 (Fla.
holding that district court had not abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs motion to amend complaint holding that where alien was in custody spoke only spanish had limited education and was unfamiliar with this country and its legal procedures in light of his failure to obtain counsel despite his efforts the immigration judge sua sponte if necessary should have continued the hearing so as to provide the petitioner a reasonable time to locate counsel and permit counsel to prepare for the hearing holding that trial court abused its discretion in denying petitioners request for counsel in evidentiary hearing where petitioner had requested counsel and had indicated in his motion that all documents had been prepared by prison law clerk he had only ninthgrade education he had no training in the law and he lacked the skills necessary to participate in hearing holding that the district court did not err in continuing the trial without defendant when the trial had commenced in defendants presence he vigorously expressed his desire to be absent he was given ample opportunity to change his mind despite the disturbance he had created he had competent counsel and he knew of his right to be present holding that trial courts failure to consider appointing counsel for petitioner in evidentiary hearing was improper where record revealed petitioners lack of education and sophistication petitioner had limited participation in hearing and record indicates that there was abundant doubt raised concerning gordons need for the assistance of counsel