Woodson v. State

Carlo Woodson filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending that this Court’s 1999 affirmance of the direct appeal of his conviction and sentence constitutes manifest injustice. See Woodson v. State, 739 So.2d 1210 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). Ordinarily, we would simply deny or dismiss this petition without further comment. However, having reviewed and considered Woodson’s litigation history in this Court, further action is warranted.

*223In his 1999 direct appeal, Woodson contended the charging document was invalid because it was not based upon a sworn statement of a material witness as required…