Legal Opinion

Higgins v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 1, 2025No. 2D2025-0054Published

1Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT JOSEPH RYAN HIGGINS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D2025-0054 August 1, 2025 Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Elizabeth Rice, Judge. Joseph Ryan Higgins, pro se. SLEET, Judge. Joseph Higgins appeals the order summarily denying his motion for jail credit filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.801. We reverse and remand for the postconviction court to strike the motion. During the pendency of his direct appeal, Mr. Higgins filed a pro se motion seeking an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Logan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Padilla-Padial v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  3. Stewart v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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