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Ramsey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 10, 2010
52 So. 3d 16 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. 2D10-320.

December 10, 2010.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; D. Michelle Sisco and Robert A. Foster, Jr., Judges.

Howell M. Ramsey, pro se.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Howell M. Ramsey appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He contends that the postconviction court erred in denying his motion for rehearing as untimely. We agree that the motion for rehearing should have been considered on its merits because it was filed within fifteen days of the final order disposing of Ramsey's claims. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850(g). However, we have reviewed the merits of the motion for rehearing and conclude that Ramsey would not have been entitled to relief even if the trial court had considered the merits. We affirm the summary denial of Ramsey's rule 3.850 motion without further comment.

Affirmed.

WHATLEY and SILBERMAN, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Ramsey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 10, 2010
52 So. 3d 16 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

Ramsey v. State

Case Details

Full title:Howell M. RAMSEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 10, 2010

Citations

52 So. 3d 16 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

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