Lanier v. State

Full title: GUS LANIER, Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent(s)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jun 12, 2008

985 So. 2d 1091 (Fla. 2008)

987 So. 2d 80

Opinion

No. SC07-2064.

June 12, 2008.^_

_ Date of decision or date rehearing denied (if requested).

Lower Tribunal No(s). F07-18004.

The petition for writ of mandamus is hereby denied as successive. See Jenkins v. Wainwright, 322 So. 2d 477, 478 (Fla. 1975) (declaring that once a petitioner seeks relief in a particular court by means of a petition for extraordinary writ, he has picked his forum and is not entitled to a second or third opportunity for the same relief by the same writ in a different court). Petitioner is also reminded that any further pleadings submitted without being signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar will, pursuant to Lanier v. State, 33 Fla. L. Weekly S222 (Fla. Mar. 27, 2008), be rejected for filing.

WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, QUINCE, and CANTERO, JJ., concur.