Legal Opinion

Janson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 25, 2001No. 5D01-983Published

1Per curiam

Janson appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion. This is his fifth post-conviction proceeding, following his conviction for first-degree arson and burning to defraud the insurer.1 His direct appeal terminated with an affirmance with opinion by this court.2 We affirm.

In his motion, Janson argued that the trial judge was guilty of unprofessional judicial conduct under Canon 2.3 We agree with the circuit judge that the judicial conduct complained of was not a violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics, and Janson failed to show how the alleged…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Green v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  2. Jackson v. Florida Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. O'BRIEN v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Janson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Ray v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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