TYRONE WELLS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Tyrone Wells appealed an order denying five of six postconviction relief claims under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to address his sixth claim concerning ineffective assistance of counsel regarding plea negotiations. The appellate court dismissed the appeal without prejudice because the trial court's order addressed only some, not all, of the claims in his motion.
The appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review the trial court's order because it addressed only some of the claims in the postconviction motion and thus was not a final appealable order. The court dismissed the appeal without prejudice, allowing Wells to file a future appeal once the trial court rules on all of his claims.
[1] An order disposing of only some claims in a postconviction relief motion is not a final, appealable order, and an appeal therefrom must be dismissed for lack of jurisdict…
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April 22, 2019 PER CURIAM.
The Appellant, Tyrone Wells, appeals an order denying five of his six claims for postconviction relief raised pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He asserts on appeal, among other arguments, that the court erred by not addressing the sixth of his claims for relief, which alleged that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to properly advise him with respect to plea negotiations. The appellant advised the trial court that it failed to rule on this claim in his motion for rehearing, but the trial court denied the motion without comment.
We agree with the Appellant that the circuit court's order did not address the sixth claim that was labeled “Ground Six” in his motion. “Rather than forming a basis to reverse the order, however, the lack of a ruling on this claim deprives this court of jurisdiction.” Bachman v. State, 253 So. 3d 1250 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018); Hanner v. State, 228 So. 3d 1161 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (dismissing where “[o]n appeal, Appellant argues that the postconviction court erred by failing to address all of the claims in his motion”). “It is well-settled that an order disposing of some, but not all of the claims in a motion for postconviction relief is not an appealable final order.” Lake v. State, 53 So. 3d 1125, 1126 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal without prejudice to the appellant’s ability to file a future appeal after the circuit court has ruled on all of his claims.
DISMISSED.
LEWIS, WINSOR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ Tyrone Wells, pro se, Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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- Lake v. State, 53 So. 3d 1125 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
- Hanner v. State, 228 So. 3d 1161 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
- Bachman v. State, 253 So. 3d 1250 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)