Stokes v. State

Anthony J. Stokes appeals a final order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because we find that the Eleventh Judicial Circuit lacked jurisdiction to consider the claim raised in Stokes’ habeas petition, we affirm the denial without prejudice for Stokes to seek appropriate relief in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.

As this Court explained in Brinson v. State, 988 So.2d 665, 665-66 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (quoting Broom v. State, 907 So.2d 1261, 1262 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)) (citations omitted):

The circuit court of the county in which a defendant is incarcerated has jurisdiction to consider…