Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2013

Coates v. State

Coates v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 16, 2013 · Clark, Marstiller, Swanson
111 So. 3d 266; 2013 WL 1589740; 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 5944 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Coates v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The appellant appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. At the time the trial court issued its order denying the motion, the appellant’s direct appeal was pending in this court. As the state concedes, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to deny the motion during the pendency of the direct appeal. See Daniels v. State, 712 So.2d 765 (Fla. 1998); Arnett v. State, 101 So.3d 1280 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Accordingly, we vacate the trial court’s order denying the rule 3.850 motion with instructions to permit the appellant to refile the motion without prejudice.

VACATED and REMANDED with directions.

CLARK, MARSTILLER, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.

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