Woodward v. State

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Woodward v. State, 710 So. 2d 743 (1998)
1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 5579; 1998 WL 251467
Douglass, Lawrence, Shivers, Webster

Woodward v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We vacate the trial court’s order granting appellant’s 1997 motion for belated appeal, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Effective January 1, 1997, the trial court did not have jurisdiction to grant such relief. In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 685 So.2d 773 (Fla. 1996). See Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(j)(l), (petitions seeking belated appeal shall be filed in the appellate court to which the appeal should be taken). Our holding is without prejudice to appellant filing with this court a timely petition for belated appeal which complies with all of the requirements of rule 9.140(j).

*744WEBSTER and LAWRENCE, JJ., and SHIVERS, DOUGLASS B„ Senior Judge, concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Reginald A. WOODWARD v. STATE of Florida
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published