Melton v. State

Full title: JAMES MELTON, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Apr 11, 2001

783 So. 2d 325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

No. 4D01-639.

Opinion filed April 11, 2001.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; John E. Fennelly, Judge; L.T. Case No. 97-1244CF.

James Melton, Jr., Malone, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Our affirmance is without prejudice to appellant's filing a legally sufficient motion at the conclusion of his appeal. See Catis v. State, 741 So.2d 1140 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), rev. denied, 735 So.2d 1284 (1999) (citing Vento v. State, 621 So.2d 493 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), 3.850 motion legally insufficient where defendant failed to provide sufficient facts supporting his claim of ineffectiveness).

STONE, KLEIN and SHAHOOD, JJ., Concur.