Brooks v. State

Lorenzo Brooks appeals the order entered by the trial court denying his latest motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm.

In 1991, an Orange County jury convicted Brooks of second-degree murder, and Brooks was sentenced to 40 years in the Department of Corrections. Brooks’ direct appeal was per curiam affirmed by this court in Brooks v. State, 609 So.2d 49 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).

In the many years since then, Brooks has filed numerous postconviction actions at all levels of the state court system. He has never had success with any of…