Opinion
Case No. 5D19-2552
07-10-2020
LARRY BRINSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Larry Brinson, Raiford, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and, Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County, Howard M. Maltz, Judge. Larry Brinson, Raiford, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and, Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM.
Appellant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for appointment of counsel to pursue yet another motion seeking postconviction relief in St. Johns County Circuit Court Case No. CF06-1283. We note that Appellant was previously sanctioned by the underlying circuit court in accordance with State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999), and was supposedly barred from filing further pro se pleadings in that court related to this case. Thus, the circuit court was not required to permit the filing of Appellant's motion for appointment of counsel. We affirm the trial court's order denying appointment of counsel and caution him that abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings directed to St. Johns County Circuit Court Case No. CF06-1283 may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filing in this Court and referral to prison officials for disciplinary proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See Spencer, 751 So. 2d at 48.
AFFIRMED. ORFINGER, EDWARDS, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.