JOSEPH M. DENNIS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2019-04-26
No. 18-3707
Maltz, J., Orfinger, J., Eisnaugle, J., Sasso, J.
273 So. 3d 1089 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2019)

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Holding

The court affirmed the trial court's order denying postconviction relief and warned that further abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings may result in sanctions.


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Joseph M. Dennis, an inmate at Raiford, filed a pro se appeal challenging the trial court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief in a crimin…

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Opinion of the Court
Sasso

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

JOSEPH M. DENNIS,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D18-3707

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed April 26, 2019

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County, Howard M. Maltz, Judge.

Joseph M. Dennis, Raiford, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This Court previously affirmed the trial court’s order denying Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief in St. Johns County Circuit Court Case Number 2008-CF-1051. Because it appears that Appellant’s postconviction filings are abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous, Appellant is cautioned that any further pro se filings in this Court asserting claims stemming from the identified case number may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filings in this Court and referral to prison officials for disciplinary

2 proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2018); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).

APPELLANT WARNED.

ORFINGER, EISNAUGLE and SASSO, JJ., concur.


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