Washington v. State

SHARP, W., J.

Washington appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus in which he seeks to collaterally attack his judgment and sentence for burglary of a structure, possession of burglary tools and petit *1234theft,1 He was tried on January 20, 2000 and was found guilty on all three charges. We affirm.

The basis for our denial is primarily procedural. A petition for habeas corpus may not be used to collaterally attack a criminal judgment and sentence because Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 has superceded habeas corpus as the only means to raise such issues. See Baker v. State,…