Patella v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-1783 _____________________________ MICHAEL TERRANCE PATELLA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Columbia County. Leandra G. Johnson, Judge. March 11, 2026 WINOKUR, J. In the lower tribunal, Appellant Michael Patella filed an 81- page Motion for Leave to File Untimely Post-Conviction Relief Under Rule 3.850(b). The motion was not merely a request for leave to file, but a detailed request for postconviction relief that raises numerous…