Lyden v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPELLANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL
MANN, Chief Judge.
The many papers Lyden has filed in this court support his statement that he is not a lawyer and does not understand law. This is his second motion to dismiss his own appeal. We deny it, after a polite refusal to entertain the first one, because it shows on its face that it is founded on a gross misconception. He states that he is seeking relief in the United States District Court on a petition for habeas corpus and must dismiss this appeal in order to exhaust state remedies. In the meantime, the record is not being prepared and his…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baggett v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- Swan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Kennedy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976