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Grooms v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 18, 1988
522 So. 2d 445 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-20.

March 11, 1988. Rehearing Denied April 18, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Taylor County; Arthur Lawrence, Jr., Judge.

Lenzo Grooms, Jr., pro se.

Gary L. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant, Lenzo Grooms, Jr., appeals the trial court's order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm. Inmates have until January 1, 1987 to file motions pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 relating to judgments and sentences which became final prior to January 1, 1985. The Florida Bar re Amend. to Rules, 460 So.2d 907 (Fla. 1984) (amending Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure); Simmons v. State, 510 So.2d 365 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). Appellant's judgment and sentence was finalized in 1975, but he failed to file his 3.850 motion until January 9, 1987, nine days after the deadline. Appellant alleges no facts which would preclude application of this jurisdictional rule to his case. Therefore, the trial court properly denied appellant's motion, and the order is AFFIRMED.

SMITH, C.J., and ERVIN and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Grooms v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 18, 1988
522 So. 2d 445 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Grooms v. State

Case Details

Full title:LENZO GROOMS, JR., APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Apr 18, 1988

Citations

522 So. 2d 445 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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