Opinion
CASE NO.: SC12-2383 Lower Tribunal No(s).: 01-01378CFANO
04-19-2013
EDWARD A. BEHL, SR. Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA Respondent(s)
The petition for writ of mandamus is hereby denied as procedurally barred. A petition for extraordinary relief is not a second appeal and cannot be used to litigate or relitigate issues that were or could have been raised on direct appeal or in prior postconviction proceedings. See Denson v. State, 775 So. 2d 288, 290 (Fla. 2000); Breedlove v. Singletary, 595 So. 2d 8, 10 (Fla. 1992). PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur. A True Copy
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Thomas D. Hall
Clerk, Supreme Court
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EDWARD A. BEHL, SR.
HON. PAMELA JO BONDI
HON. KEN BURKE, CLERK