JOHN E. PARKS A/K/A GEORGE E. HARP, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1974-10-15
No. V-357
RAWLS, C. J., and McCORD, J., concur.
301 So. 2d 482 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1974) Negative Treatment
Cited by 4 cases

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Synopsis

John Parks, incarcerated in a federal penitentiary in Atlanta for a 1955 Florida conviction, sought postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial, finding that Parks was not eligible for relief under the rule because he was no longer in custody under a Florida sentence.


Holding

Parks is not entitled to relief under RCrP 3.850 because he is not a prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by the laws of Florida. The court affirmed the trial court's denial of the motion.


Headnotes

[1] A motion for postconviction relief under Rule 3.850 is only available to a prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by the laws of Florida.

[2] A prisoner seeking postconviction relief must allege facts sufficient to support the relief sought.

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Key Quotes

“A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by the Laws of Florida claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or Laws of the United States, or of the State of Florida, or that the court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence, or that the sentence was in excess of the maximum authorized by law, or is otherwise subject to collateral attack, may move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence.”

Establishes the statutory requirement that the prisoner must be 'in custody under sentence of a court established by the Laws of Florida' to seek relief under RCrP 3.850.

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Facts & Procedural History

Parks was convicted in Florida in 1955 and sentenced. He is currently incarcerated in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. He filed a pro se …

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Opinion of the Court
BOYER, Judge.

BOYER, Judge.

The appellant, incarcerated in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, filed in proper person a motion for postconviction relief from a previous (allegedly unconstitutional) Florida conviction pursuant to RCrP 3.850. The trial court denied the motion. Appellant having been adjudicated insolvent, the public defender was appointed to represent him incident to this appeal.

While the directions to the clerk seek a transmittal of the order of conviction in the 1955 Florida conviction, said order is not now before this Court. However, it is not necessary that the requested order be considered, assuming that all of the allegations of the appellant are correct, for the reason that the allegations are insufficient to support the relief sought.

Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a brief in conformity with his duties as prescribed by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

Appellant seeks relief under RCrP Rule 3.850, which provides as follows:

“A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by the Laws of Florida claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or Laws of the United States, or of the State of Florida, or that the court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence, or that the sentence was in excess of the maximum authorized by law, or is otherwise subject to collateral attack, may move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence.

“A motion for such relief may be made at any time.

“Unless the motion and the files and records of the case conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the prosecuting attorney of the court, grant a prompt hearing thereon, determine the issues and make findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect thereto. If the court finds that the judgment was rendered without jurisdiction, or that the sentence imposed was not authorized by law or is otherwise open to collateral attack, or that there has been such a denial or infringement of the constitutional rights of the prisoner as to render the judgment vulnerable to collateral attack, the court shall vacate and set the judgment aside and shall discharge the prisoner or re-sentence him or grant him a new trial or correct the sentence as may appear appropriate.

“A court may entertain and determine such motion without requiring the production of the prisoner at the hearing.

“The sentencing court shall not be required to entertain a second or successive motion for similar relief on behalf of the same prisoner. “An appeal may be taken to the appropriate appellate court from the order entered on the motion as from a final judgment on application for writ of ha-beas corpus.

“An application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a prisoner who is authorized to apply for relief by motion pursuant to this rule, shall not be entertained if it appears that the applicant has failed to apply for relief, by motion, to the court which sentenced him, or that such court has denied him relief, unless it also appears that the remedy by motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention.” (Emphasis added)

In his pro se motion pursuant to the above quoted rule, the denial of which motion gave rise to this appeal, appellant alleges that “Petitioner has fully served the said sentence and he is now confined in the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia.”

It is abundantly apparent therefore that appellant is not a prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by the laws of Florida and is therefore not entitled to relief under the above quoted rule. (See Chapman v. State, Fla.App. 1st 1974, 300 So. 2d 749.) Counsel for appellant states in his brief that appellant may have remedies in the Federal courts. We do not hold nor comment with reference thereto except to say that if he has such remedies in the Federal courts he should pursue them there for he has none here.

The order appealed is

Affirmed.

RAWLS, C. J., and McCORD, J., concur.


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  • Bryan v. State, 345 So. 2d 1095 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977)
    …cided on this appeal is whether one may collaterally attack a judgment and sentence when he is no longer in the custody of Florida authorities. Although the First District in Chapman v. State, 300 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974), and Parks v. State, 301 So. 2d 482 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974), answered this question in the negative, these decisions appear to be in conflict with our Supreme Court’s holding in State v. Reynolds, 238 So. 2d 598 (Fla.1970), and with an earlier First District opinion, Wilcox v. State, 267…
  • Nollan v. State, 351 So. 2d 83 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977)
    …PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See State v. Barber, 301 So. 2d 7 (Fla.1974); State v. Matera, 266 So. 2d 661 (Fla.1972); Parks v. State, 301 So. 2d 482 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); Chapman v. State, 300 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); Parks v. State, 256 So. 2d 40 (Fla.3d DCA 1971); and Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850.…

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