Walker v. State

Duane Isaac Walker contends that the trial court erred by denying him a “Steele ”1 hearing.2 However a Steele hearing is not required as the trial court considered Walker’s belated motion for post-conviction relief and denied it on the merits3 as well as on procedural grounds.

Affirmed.. Steele v. Kehoe, 747 So.2d 931 (Fla.1999)(holding that a prisoner is entitled to a hearing on a claim that he or she missed the deadline to file a Rule 3.850 motion because his or her attorney had agreed to file the motion but failed to do so in a timely manner; if the prisoner prevails at the hearing he or…