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Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jan 9, 2006
917 So. 2d 919 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 5D05-2099.

December 9, 2005. Rehearing Denied January 9, 2006.

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, J. Preston Silvernail, Judge.

Harold W. Cooper, Daytona Beach, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.


In his ninth appearance in two 1991 Brevard County cases, Harold W. Cooper wants this court to review the denial of his latest rule 3.800(a) motion. Once again, he is challenging his habitual felony offender status. He relies upon Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13, 125 S.Ct. 1254, 161 L.Ed.2d 205 (2005), but Florida law holds that "a mere allegation of a defective habitualization process . . . does not constitute a claim of an `illegal' sentence." Edwards v. State, 760 So.2d 226, 227 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). We affirm.

We conclude this appeal is frivolous and an abuse of process. See, e.g., Johans v. State, 901 So.2d 396 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). Accordingly, we prohibit Harold W. Cooper from filing any further pro se pleadings or papers concerning Brevard County Circuit Court Case Numbers 05-1991-CFA-12573 and/or 05-1991-CFA-15062 with this court. The clerk of this court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning these cases.

AFFIRMED. Future Pro Se Filings PROHIBITED.

SAWAYA, ORFINGER and TORPY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jan 9, 2006
917 So. 2d 919 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Cooper v. State

Case Details

Full title:Harold W. COOPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jan 9, 2006

Citations

917 So. 2d 919 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)