Legal Opinion

Barrs v. Faye Townsend

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 21, 2003No. 1D03-2814Published

1Per curiam

Mary Barrs seeks review of the circuit court’s opinion reversing a decision of the county court. Barrs’s remedy is certiora-ri, rather than appeal, and therefore, we convert the appeal to a certiorari proceeding. See Haines City Community Development v. Heggs, 658 So.2d 523 (Fla.1995). However, because this court’s jurisdiction was not timely invoked, this proceeding is hereby dismissed. See Miller v. State, 781 So.2d 1146 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)(rejecting petitioner’s argument that the time for invoking the court’s jurisdiction is measured from issuance of the circuit court’s mandate); Jones v.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Haines City Community Dev. v. HeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Jones v. CannonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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