Jones v. State

Ricardo Jones (“Jones”) appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On September 19, 2011, Jones was convicted and sentenced. In October 2011, he filed an appeal from his judgment and sentence. While his direct appeal was still pending in this Court, Jones filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court, which raised arguments as to the merits of his underlying conviction. The trial court correctly found that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the petition as Jones’s direct appeal was pending. See Curry v. State, 7 So.3d 633 (Fla.…