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Jimenez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 10, 2010
27 So. 3d 758 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. 3D09-316.

February 10, 2010.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Israel Reyes, Judge.

Diego Jimenez, in proper person.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN, and LAGOA, JJ.


Diego Jimenez ("the defendant") appeals from a trial court order prohibiting him from filing further pro se postconviction motions. Although the defendant has filed three postconviction relief motions, each addressed a different, legally cognizable issue. Thus, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in determining that the defendant abused his right to pro se access by filing frivolous motions. See State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47 (Fla. 1999); Mims v. State, 994 So.2d 1233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).

Accordingly, we reverse the order prohibiting the defendant from filing further pro se motions from his conviction and sentence.

Reversed.


Summaries of

Jimenez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 10, 2010
27 So. 3d 758 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

Jimenez v. State

Case Details

Full title:Diego JIMENEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 10, 2010

Citations

27 So. 3d 758 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

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