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Farnworth v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 26, 2010
34 So. 3d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. 4D09-1602.

May 26, 2010.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John J.

Richard L. Rosenbaum of Arnstein Lehr, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Gregory Farnworth appeals the trial court's order that summarily denied his rule 3.850 motion. Three of the points were denied "without prejudice." Spera v. State, 971 So.2d 754 (Fla. 2007). However, the order provided that Farnworth had thirty days to file an appeal. No provision was made to permit an amended filing.

We reverse the order on appeal and remand for the entry of a non-final order that gives Mr. Farnworth reasonable time to attempt to amend those points. See Lawrence v. State, 987 So.2d 157 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). Should Farnworth fail to amend, the trial court may enter a final order disposing of all claims.

Reversed and remanded.

POLEN, DAMOORGIAN and LEVINE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Farnworth v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 26, 2010
34 So. 3d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

Farnworth v. State

Case Details

Full title:Gregory FARNWORTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 26, 2010

Citations

34 So. 3d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

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