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NEWTON v. BUSS

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 11, 2011
Case No. SC11-922 (Fla. Jul. 11, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. SC11-922.

July 11, 2011.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 95-988, 95-989.


The petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby denied as procedurally barred. A petition for extraordinary relief is not a second appeal and cannot be used to litigate or relitigate issues that were or could have been raised on direct appeal or in prior postconviction proceedings. See Denson v. State, 775 So. 2d 288, 290 (Fla. 2000); Breedlove v. Singletary, 595 So. 2d 8, 10 (Fla. 1992).

PARIENTE, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

NEWTON v. BUSS

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 11, 2011
Case No. SC11-922 (Fla. Jul. 11, 2011)
Case details for

NEWTON v. BUSS

Case Details

Full title:WILLIE D. NEWTON, Petitioner(s) v. EDWIN G. BUSS, ETC., Respondent(s)

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jul 11, 2011

Citations

Case No. SC11-922 (Fla. Jul. 11, 2011)