Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Hamilton v. State

Hamilton v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided August 6, 2003 · Hazouri, Polen, Taylor
852 So. 2d 329; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 11760; 2003 WL 21800821 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hamilton v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Jason Hamilton appeals an order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief as untimely. Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b), provides that such motion must be filed within “two years after the judgment and sentence become final.” Appellant’s judgment and sentence became final upon issuance of this court’s April 16, 2001, mandate from the second appeal. Therefore, the motion filed in March 2003, was timely. Bostic v. State, 683 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Jones v. State, 602 So.2d 606 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

We reverse the order and remand the cause for further proceedings.

POLEN, TAYLOR and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

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