Carlos L. Woodson A/K/A Carlo L. Woodson v. State of Florida
Carlos L. Woodson A/K/A Carlo L. Woodson v. State of Florida
Opinion
Carlos L. Woodson, an inmate in state custody, filed a pro se petition to invoke this Court's all writs jurisdiction.
1
His petition in this case is the fourteenth extraordinary writ petition or notice he has filed with this Court since 1999. It is the sixth extraordinary writ petition he has filed in the last twelve months. We dismissed Woodson's petition in this case and, in doing so, expressly retained jurisdiction to pursue possible sanctions against him.
Woodson v. State
, No. SC18-201,
Woodson was convicted in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, in case number 131996CF0051580001XX, of one count of burglary with an assault or battery therein while armed, and two counts of sexual battery committed with a deadly weapon or force. He was sentenced in January 1998 to forty-five years' imprisonment on each count. Woodson's convictions and sentences were affirmed by the Third District Court of Appeal on direct
*316
appeal.
Woodson v. State
,
Woodson's all writs petition in this case is no exception. In it, Woodson challenged the Third District Court of Appeal's 1999 decision in his direct appeal, arguing that the court wrongfully failed to address his challenge to the validity of the charging information. Woodson requested that the Court compel the Third District Court of Appeal to rule on the merits of a claim it previously determined was not properly preserved for appellate review. Because Woodson failed to cite an independent basis that would allow the Court to exercise its all writs authority, we dismissed the petition pursuant to
Williams v. State
,
This Court has exercised its inherent authority to sanction litigants who abuse the judicial process and burden its limited resources with repeated requests for relief that are either frivolous or devoid of merit.
E.g.
,
Hastings v. State
,
Accordingly, the Clerk of this Court is hereby directed to reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief submitted by Carlos L. Woodson that pertain to case numbers 131996CF0051580001XX and 3D98-430, unless such filings are signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. Under the sanction herein imposed, Woodson may only petition this Court about case numbers 131996CF0051580001XX and 3D98-430 when such filings are signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar whenever such counsel determines that the proceeding may have merit and can be filed in good faith.
Additionally, we find that the petition filed by Carlos L. Woodson in this case is a frivolous proceeding brought before this Court by a state prisoner.
See
§ 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2017). Consistent with section 944.279(1), Florida Statutes (2017), we direct the Clerk of this Court to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the Department of Corrections' institution or facility where Woodson is incarcerated.
See
Steele v. State
,
No motion for rehearing or clarification will be entertained by the Court.
It is so ordered.
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(7), Fla. Const.
See
Woodson v. State
, No. SC17-2144,
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Carlos L. WOODSON A/K/A Carlo L. Woodson, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
- Cited By
- 2 cases
- Status
- Published