Legal Opinion
Richardson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 20, 2006No. 5D05-1868PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
918 So.2d 999 (2006)
Roosevelt RICHARDSON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D05-1868.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
January 20, 2006.
Roosevelt Richardson, Polk City, pro se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lamya A. Henry, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
SAWAYA, J.
We dispel the notion, apparently held by some, that when a petition for writ of habeas corpus is filed challenging the underlying conviction, the petition must in all instances be treated as a motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of…
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