Opinion
No. 1D20-1769
11-18-2020
James Lee RICHARDSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
James Lee Richardson, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
James Lee Richardson, pro se, Petitioner.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
Per Curiam.
Mr. Richardson seeks habeas relief to correct what he considers to be this court's erroneous disposition of his postconviction appeal in an earlier case. Habeas relief is not available to provide an alternative route for rehearing. Cf. Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 (requiring that a motion for rehearing be filed within fifteen days of the court's decision and precluding the filing of more than one motion regarding the decision). The petition effectively is successive and is DISMISSED as unauthorized. Cf. Baker v. State , 878 So. 2d 1236, 1245–46 (Fla. 2004).
Lewis, Tanenbaum, and Long, JJ., concur.