Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2009

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 22, 2009 · Cope, Shepherd, Suarez
7 So. 3d 643; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3414; 2009 WL 1066081 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Johnson v. State

Concurring Opinion

COPE, J.

(concurring).

Defendant-appellant Johnson appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. This particular motion was filed by counsel but was filed two days late.1 The trial court denied the motion as untimely and successive.

Defendant-appellant Johnson may have a basis to refile the motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(3) which excuses the time bar where β€œthe defendant retained counsel to timely file a 3.850 motion and counsel, through neglect, failed to file the motion.” As the motion was untimely filed, this portion of the rule may excuse the time bar. See De La Rosa v. State, 979 So.2d 1089, 1089-90 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). However, to refile the motion the defendant must also have a good faith basis to avoid the bar of successiveness. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850(f).

. The mandate issued in the defendant's direct appeal on October 17, 2005, so the deadline for filing the rule 3.850 motion was October 17, 2007.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

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