ROBERT L. CALEB
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A habeas corpus petition cannot be used as a substitute for relief available through direct appeal.
[1] Habeas corpus proceedings are not an appropriate vehicle for raising issues that may be resolved through direct appeal and cannot serve as a substitute for appellate reli…
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Court's citation to McGuire v. Cochran, 135 So. 2d 226, 227 (Fla. 1961)
Robert L. Caleb filed a petition for belated appeal in the Third District Court of Appeal. The petition raised issues that could be resolved through d…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed May 21, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-0483 Lower Tribunal No. F20-11164 ________________
Robert L. Caleb, Petitioner,
vs.
The State of Florida, Respondent.
A Case of Original Jurisdiction – Petition for Belated Appeal.
Robert L. Caleb, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Sandra Lipman, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before FERNANDEZ, LINDSEY, and MILLER, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Petition denied. See Hendrix v. Pingree, 381 So. 2d 334, 335 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980) (“Petitioner raises issues which may properly be resolved upon a direct appeal which is now pending; such issues are not presently reviewable by way of habeas proceedings.”); McGuire v. Cochran, 135 So. 2d 226, 227 (Fla. 1961) (“A habeas corpus proceeding cannot be employed as a substitute for relief by appeal.”).