Legal Opinion

Stevens v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 2011No. 2D10-3978PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Albert Stevens, Jr., appeals from the order denying his motion for an extension of time to file his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because the order is not a final, appealable order, we dismiss the appeal. Stevens shall have sixty days after the date this opinion becomes final to file his rule 3.850 motion. The trial court can then determine the issue of timeliness and dispose of the motion on the merits, if appropriate. See Manning v. State, 28 So.3d 971, 973 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010) (holding that “when a motion for extension to file a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Manning v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  2. Ham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re AntunaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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