In Re Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 & 3.851

This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and 3.851, and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.141 and 9.142. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

In In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 & Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.142, 1 So.3d 163 (Fla.2008), the Court amended rule 3.851, adding subdivision (j), thereby clarifying that belated appeals may be sought from the denial of a postconviction motion under rule 3.851 under specific narrow circumstances. 1 Additionally, the…