ROBERT WAYNE CONNELLY
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2018-06-28
No. 18-1082
Roberts, J., Ray, J., Kelsey, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2018)

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Holding

A habeas corpus petition filed by a noncapital defendant seeking collateral postconviction relief that is untimely, raises claims that could have been raised at trial or on direct appeal, or constitutes a second or successive motion under rule 3.850 must be dismissed as unauthorized.


Headnotes

[1] A noncapital defendant's habeas corpus petition seeking collateral postconviction relief that would be untimely as a rule 3.850 motion, raises claims that could have been…

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Key Quotes

“[F]rom now on, we will dismiss as unauthorized, habeas corpus petitions filed by noncapital defendants that seek the kind of collateral postconviction relief available through a motion filed in the sentencing court, and which (1) would be untimely if considered as a motion for postconviction relief under rule 3.850, (2) raise claims that could have been raised at trial or, if properly preserved, on direct appeal of the judgment and sentence, or (3) would be considered a second or successive motion under rule 3.850 that either fails to allege new or different grounds for relief, or alleges new or different grounds for relief that were known or should have been known at the time the first motion was filed.”

The court's statement of the Baker rule governing dismissal of unauthorized habeas corpus petitions by noncapital defendants.

Facts & Procedural History

Robert Wayne Connelly filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the First District Court of Appeal seeking collateral postconviction relief.…

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Opinion of the Court
Kelsey

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

_____________________________

No. 1D18-1082 _____________________________

ROBERT WAYNE CONNELLY,

Petitioner,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus—Original Jurisdiction.

June 28, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as unauthorized. See Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d 1236, 1245-46 (Fla. 2004) (“[F]rom now on, we will dismiss as unauthorized, habeas corpus petitions filed by noncapital defendants that seek the kind of collateral postconviction relief available through a motion filed in the sentencing court, and which (1) would be untimely if considered as a motion for postconviction relief under rule 3.850, (2) raise claims that could have been raised at trial or, if properly preserved, on direct appeal of the judgment and sentence, or (3) would be considered a second or successive motion under rule 3.850 that either fails to allege new or different grounds for relief, or alleges new or different grounds for relief that were known or should have been known at the time the first motion was filed.”).

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ROBERTS, RAY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Robert Wayne Connelly, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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