Legal Opinion

State v. Morris

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 7, 1989No. 88-1307PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The state appeals an order under Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, which granted Morris’ motion for post-conviction relief. We reverse.

Morris moved to vacate her 1983 no contest plea to a charge of violation of section 893.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1981).1 As a procedural matter her Rule 3.850 motion is time-barred, and Rule 3.850 was unavailable to her in any event, as she was not “in custody under sentence of a court,” id., or under supervision, at the time her motion was brought. State v. Barber, 301 So.2d 7, 10 (Fla.1974); see also Henzel v. State, 390 So.2d 397 (Fla. 3d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BarberSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  2. State v. GinebraSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Henzel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gardner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  2. Sheptin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. State v. HowardCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1991

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