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Cherry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 22, 1988
526 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-1775.

June 22, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County; R. Hudson Olliff, Judge.

Anthony Cherry, pro se.

No appearance for appellee.


Anthony Cherry appeals the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm without prejudice to the filing of a properly drafted motion.

In addition to the requirement that a motion for post-conviction relief shall be under oath, rule 3.850 provides that the motion shall include information concerning (a) the judgment and sentence under attack; (b) whether there was an appeal from the judgment or sentence; (c) whether a previous post-conviction motion was filed; (d) if a previous motion was denied, why the claim in the present motion was not raised in a prior motion; and (e) the nature of the relief sought. Numerous decisions from this court have affirmed the summary denial of a motion for post-conviction relief due to the motion's failure to comply with the minimum requirements of the rule. See Rowe v. State, 474 So.2d 898 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); Baker v. State, 448 So.2d 36 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); McElroy v. State, 436 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Robinson v. State, 423 So.2d 466 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

In this case, appellant failed to provide specific information regarding the judgment under attack, failed to mention whether there was a previous appeal or motion, and failed to set forth sufficient facts. Therefore, the order denying post-conviction relief is affirmed, without prejudice to file a properly drafted motion.

Affirmed.

SMITH, C.J., and ZEHMER, J., concur.


Summaries of

Cherry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 22, 1988
526 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Cherry v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY CHERRY, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jun 22, 1988

Citations

526 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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