ETHAN THOMAS COMMINS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2022-10-14
No. 22-0985
Henderson, J., Lambert, C.J., Wallis, J., Edwards, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2022)

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Holding

The convictions and sentences imposed by the trial court are affirmed, without prejudice to timely postconviction relief if pursued in good faith.


Headnotes

[1] Affirmance of convictions and sentences does not preclude a defendant from timely seeking postconviction relief in good faith.

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Ethan Thomas Commins was convicted and sentenced by the trial court in Brevard County. The specific charges and facts underlying the convictions are n…

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Opinion of the Court
Affirmed. Lambert

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE

MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

ETHAN THOMAS COMMINS,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D22-985 LT Case No. 2018-CF-57891-AX

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed October 14, 2022

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Stephen G. Henderson, Judge.

Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Andrew Mich, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and

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Charlene Matthews, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

2

We affirm Appellant’s convictions and sentences that were imposed by the trial court. We do so, however, without prejudice to Appellant timely seeking postconviction relief, if he can do so in good faith. See generally Lee v. State, 258 So. 3d 1297 (Fla. 2018); State v. Shelley, 176 So. 3d 914 (Fla. 2015).

AFFIRMED.

LAMBERT, C.J., WALLIS and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.


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