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Allen v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 25, 1999
741 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 99-1392.

Opinion filed August 25, 1999.

Appeal of order from the Circuit Court, Broward County; Paul L. Backman, Judge; L.T. Case No. 96-5767 CF10.

Lorenzo Allen, Belle Glade, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Lorenzo Allen appeals the order that denied his second rule 3.850 motion as impermissibly successive. Because his first motion was both filed and denied while his conviction was on appeal, his second motion is not procedurally barred.Daniels v. State, 712 So.2d 765 (Fla. 1998). We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings. Because the oath on Allen's motion is somewhat irregular, on remand the trial court can require Allen to amend his motion to include either an oath that is properly signed and notarized or a signed, unnotarized oath. See, Fla.R.Crim.Pro. 3.987 (1999).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

WARNER, C.J., SHAHOOD and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Allen v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 25, 1999
741 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)
Case details for

Allen v. State

Case Details

Full title:LORENZO ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Aug 25, 1999

Citations

741 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)