Legal Opinion

Lyden v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 24, 1973No. 73-553PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. Baggett v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Swan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. Kennedy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

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