Opinion
No. SC12–1581.
2012-10-10
Beltran QUINONES, Petitioner(s) v. STATE of Florida, Respondent(s).
It appearing to this Court that petitioner has filed the instant pro se petition while represented by counsel, the petition for writ of prohibition is hereby stricken as an unauthorized pleading, and the cause is dismissed. See, e.g., Gilbert v. Singletary, 632 So.2d 1104, 1104 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) (refusing to entertain pro se habeas petition where petitioner was represented by counsel and direct appeal was pending; “[A] party may not be simultaneously represented by counsel and yet file pro se pleadings or petitions in the same case.”); Thompson v. State, 615 So.2d 737, 741 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993)(holding that pro se motion for discharge filed when defendant was represented by counsel is a nullity); Salser v. State, 582 So.2d 12, 14 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991) (same).