JASON L. WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2022-08-05
No. 22-0777
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2022)

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Postconviction filings in a criminal case that are abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous may subject an appellant to sanctions including a bar on pro se filing and referral to prison officials for disciplinary proceedings.


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[1] A court may sanction a pro se litigant, including by barring further pro se filings and referring the party to prison officials for disciplinary proceedings, when postcon…

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Jason L. Williams filed a postconviction motion for relief in a 2012 criminal case. The trial court denied his motion.…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This Court previously affirmed the trial court’s order denying Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief in Citrus County Circuit Court Case Number 2012-CF-000707-A. Because it appears that Appellant’s postconviction filings are abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous, Appellant is cautioned that any further similarly inappropriate pro se filings in this Court asserting claims stemming from Citrus County Circuit Court Case Number 2012-CF-000707-A may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filing in this Court and referral to prison officials for disciplinary proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2020); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).

APPELLANT CAUTIONED.

COHEN, EDWARDS and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.


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