Houghtaling v. State

670 So.2d 1019 (1996)

Dion Lee HOUGHTALING, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 95-02162.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 23, 1996.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1996.

Appellant Pro Se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Michele Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

FRANK, Judge.

Dion Houghtaling appeals from the summary denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Houghtaling argues, and we agree, that the petition should have been treated as a motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure…