Bennett K. Tressler Jr. v. State of Florida

Via this “petition for all writs jurisdiction,” petitioner Bennett Tressler argues that his 1996 sentence, to 25 years’ imprisonment as a habitual felony offender for one count of dealing in stolen property, was vindictive. Mr. Tressler has brought eighteen appeals and original proceedings in this court relating to this 1996 judgment and sentence. Of these, eight have been postconviction appeals, and in at least three of these appeals, the petitioner has raised the same issue as he seeks to raise in this case.

Upon consideration of Mr. Tressler’s repeated collateral attacks on his judgment and…