KENYA JONES
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court is without jurisdiction to rule on a motion for postconviction relief during the pendency of a defendant's direct appeal.
[1] A trial court is divested of jurisdiction to rule on a motion for postconviction relief during the pendency of a defendant's direct appeal.
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Court citing Daniels v. State, 712 So. 2d 765, 765 (Fla. 1998)
Kenya Jones appealed from a conviction in Union County Circuit Court. While the direct appeal was pending, the trial court issued an order on a motion…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
KENYA JONES, Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 1D2025-2799
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Union County. James M. Colaw, Judge.
July 22, 2026
PER CURIAM.
The Court quashes the order below. See Daniels v. State, 712 So. 2d 765, 765 (Fla. 1998) (“[D]uring the pendency of a defendant's direct appeal, the trial court is without jurisdiction to rule on a motion for postconviction relief.”).
LEWIS, M.K. THOMAS, and LONG, JJ., concur.