Terry Norris v. State

Terry Norris, an inmate in the Florida Department of Corrections, appeals the postconviction court’s summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The court determined that the motion was untimely. We reverse and direct the lower court to consider the merits of the motion.

In 2011, Norris pleaded guilty to committing the crimes of strong-arm robbery, grand theft, and writing threats to kill or do bodily injury.- Norris challenged, his initial sentences in a prior rule 3.850 motion, and, as a result of our opinion in Norris v.…