Varnes v. State

John Varnes appeals from the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief.

The trial court denied Varnes’s motion, which was received June 4,1987, because it was filed more than two years after the judgment and sentence became final and did not allege any of the exceptions to the two year period of limitations provided by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. With one exception we affirm this ruling. In a previous proceeding Varnes argued that the trial court improperly retained jurisdiction over one-third of a life sentence pursuant to section 947.16(4), Florida Statutes (1985).…