PLEADRO J. SCOTT
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A habeas corpus petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review is untimely when filed more than four years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review.
[1] A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review is barred by the four-year absolute deadline set forth in Florida Rule of Criminal Proced…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review must not be filed more than 2 years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review unless it alleges under oath with a specific factual basis that the petitioner was affirmatively misled about the results of the appeal by counsel. In no case may a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review be filed more than 4 years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review.”
Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.141(d)(5), cited by the court as the basis for dismissal.
Pleadro J. Scott's conviction and sentence became final after direct appeal over twelve years ago. Scott subsequently petitioned for a writ of habeas …
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed October 22, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-1769 Lower Tribunal No. F08-8261 __________________
Pleadro J. Scott, Petitioner,
vs.
State of Florida, Respondent.
A Case of Original Jurisdiction – Habeas Corpus.
Pleadro J. Scott, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Kayla Heather McNab, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SCALES, C.J., and LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Petitioner Pleadro J. Scott petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his appellate counsel was ineffective during his direct appeal. But his conviction and sentence became final after direct appeal over twelve years ago. See Scott v. State, 114 So. 3d 393 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013); Scott v. State, 123 So. 3d 1147 (Fla. 2013). For this reason, his petition is untimely. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 9.141(d)(5) (“A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review must not be filed more than 2 years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review unless it alleges under oath with a specific factual basis that the petitioner was affirmatively misled about the results of the appeal by counsel. In no case may a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review be filed more than 4 years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review.”).
Petition dismissed.