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TUFF v. McDONOUGH

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 26, 2007
962 So. 2d 340 (Fla. 2007)

Opinion

No. SC07-874.

June 26, 2007.


To the extent that petitioner seeks a belated appeal, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby denied as successive. See Jenkins v. Wainwright, 322 So. 2d 477, 478 (Fla. 1975) (declaring that once a petitioner seeks relief in a particular court by means of a petition for extraordinary writ, he has picked his forum and is not entitled to a second or third opportunity for the same relief by the same writ in a different court).

To the extent that petitioner requests that the Court vacate the judgment of conviction, relief is not authorized and the petition is hereby dismissed. Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d 1236 (Fla. 2004).

WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, QUINCE, and BELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

TUFF v. McDONOUGH

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 26, 2007
962 So. 2d 340 (Fla. 2007)
Case details for

TUFF v. McDONOUGH

Case Details

Full title:HERBERT L. TUFF, Petitioner(s) v. JAMES R. McDONOUGH, ETC., Respondent(s)

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jun 26, 2007

Citations

962 So. 2d 340 (Fla. 2007)

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