EDENFIELD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-11-27
No. 1D2024-2191
Lewis, J., Ray, J., Bilbrey, J.
2024 FL 13341 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

Lack of access to a prison law library is not a sufficient basis to grant a belated appeal.


Headnotes

[1] An inmate's lack of access to a prison law library does not constitute grounds for granting a belated appeal, as such access is not necessary to prepare and transmit a si…

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Key Quotes

“access to a prison law library is not 'necessary to prepare and transmit a simple notice of appeal' and lack of that access did not demonstrate 'a right to [a] belated appeal'”

Court's citation to Jordan v. State, 549 So. 2d 805 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)

Facts & Procedural History

Edenfield, an inmate, petitioned for a belated appeal in the First District Court of Appeal.…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

DENIED. See Jordan v. State, 549 So. 2d 805 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989) (holding that access to a prison law library is not “necessary to prepare and transmit a simple notice of appeal” and lack of that access did not demonstrate “a right to [a] belated appeal”). LEWIS, RAY, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and

authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

_____________________________ William F. Edenfield, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

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