TIMOTHY JOHN DONOVAN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2021-09-22
No. 21-1819
Crow
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2021)

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Holding

Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d) does not provide a vehicle to challenge postconviction appellate counsel's effectiveness.


Headnotes

[1] Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d) does not provide a vehicle to challenge the effectiveness of appellate counsel in postconviction proceedings.

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Key Quotes

“As Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d) does not provide a vehicle to challenge postconviction appellate counsel's effectiveness, the petition is dismissed.”

Court's statement of the legal ground for dismissal, citing Gilbert v. State

Facts & Procedural History

Timothy John Donovan filed a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The petition was filed pro se.…

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Opinion of the Court

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

September 22, 2021 PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(d)(5); Gilbert v. State, 315 So. 3d 791, 791 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) (“As Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d) does not provide a vehicle to challenge postconviction appellate counsel’s effectiveness, the petition is dismissed.”).

LEWIS, MAKAR, and BILBREY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

_____________________________ Timothy John Donovan, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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