Lonergan v. State

Daniel Lonergan appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 as untimely. We affirm.

Lonergan pleaded guilty to attempted escape on May 14, 1984, and was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to one year and one day in prison, consecutive to any sentence he was then serving. He did not file a direct appeal. In 1997 and 1998, he filed two motions to correct illegal sentence, both of which were denied. He also filed a motion for post-conviction relief in May, 2001, on grounds not related to the issue here.

On May…