Hartsfield v. State

MORRIS, Judge.

Steven Winston Hartsfield appeals the postconviction court’s order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus wherein he sought leave to file a belated motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(3). Because Hartsfield’s petition was timely, we reverse.

In 1994, a jury found Hartsfield guilty of aggravated battery, and the court sentenced him to seven years’ imprisonment. Over eighteen years later, on February 19, 2013, Hartsfield filed this petition seeking leave to file a belated rule 3.850 motion claiming that he retained…