QUANTERIUS DENNIS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-03-12
No. 1D2024-2431
2025 FL 2067 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Synopsis

Quanterius Dennis filed a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The First District Court of Appeal summarily dismissed the petition and warned the petitioner that future frivolous filings could result in sanctions and prohibition from pro se filings.


Holding

The court dismissed the petition without providing detailed analysis, indicating that the petition did not meet the threshold requirements for such relief.


Headnotes

[1] A court may impose sanctions for frivolous pro se filings, including prohibition on further pro se filings and referral for disciplinary procedures under Florida Statutes…

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“The Court dismisses the petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.”

The court's disposition of the petitioner's claim.

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Facts & Procedural History

Quanterius Dennis filed a petition for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in the First District Court of Appeal, acting pro se (representing …

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Opinion of the Court

Petition for Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel — Original Jurisdiction.

March 12, 2025 PER CURIAM.

The Court dismisses the petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The Court warns Petitioner that any future filings that this Court determines to be frivolous may result in the imposition of sanctions, including a prohibition against any further pro se filings in this Court and a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures under section 944.279, Florida Statutes.

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

_____________________________ Quanterius Dennis, pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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