Cross v. Crews

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Cross v. Crews

147 So. 3d 21, 2013 WL 3215243, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 10226

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedJune 27, 2013

DocketNo. 1D13-1821

StatusPublished

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Cross v. Crews, 147 So. 3d 21, 2013 WL 3215243, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 10226 (Fla. Ct. App. 2013).

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PER CURIAM.

This petition for writ of habeas corpus challenges 2003 judgments and sentences in Leon County Circuit Court case number 02-03364-AF. The petition is dismissed. See Baker v. State, 878 So.2d 1236 (Fla. 2004) (reiterating that habeas corpus cannot be used to litigate issues that could have been or were raised on direct appeal or in postconviction motions).

Due to petitioner’s apparent abuse of the legal process by his repeated pro se filings attacking his convictions and sentences, this court issued an order directing petitioner to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se filings. State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999) (requiring that courts “first provide notice and an opportunity to respond before preventing [a] litigant from bringing further attacks on his or her conviction and sentence.”). Petitioner’s response to the show cause order does not provide a legal basis to prohibit the imposition of sanctions.

As such, because petitioner’s continued and repeated attacks on his convictions and sentences have become an abuse of the legal process, we hold that he is barred from future pro se filings in this court concerning Leon County Circuit Court case number 02-03364-AF. The Clerk of the Court is directed not to accept any future filings concerning this case unless they are filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. Petitioner is warned that any filings which violate the terms of this opinion may result in a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures as provided in section 944.279, Florida Statutes. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.410.

VAN NORTWICK, THOMAS, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

This petition for writ of habeas corpus challenges 2003 judgments and sentences in Leon County Circuit Court case number 02-03364-AF. The petition is dismissed. See Baker v. State, 878 So.2d 1236 (Fla. 2004) (reiterating that habeas corpus cannot be used to litigate issues that could have been or were raised on direct appeal or in postconviction motions).

Due to petitioner’s apparent abuse of the legal process by his repeated pro se filings attacking his convictions and sentences, this court issued an order directing petitioner to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se filings. State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999) (requiring that courts “first provide notice and an opportunity to respond before preventing [a] litigant from bringing further attacks on his or her conviction and sentence.”). Petitioner’s response to the show cause order does not provide a legal basis to prohibit the imposition of sanctions.

As such, because petitioner’s continued and repeated attacks on his convictions and sentences have become an abuse of the legal process, we hold that he is barred from future pro se filings in this court concerning Leon County Circuit Court case number 02-03364-AF. The Clerk of the Court is directed not to accept any future filings concerning this case unless they are filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. Petitioner is warned that any filings which violate the terms of this opinion may result in a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures as provided in section 944.279, Florida Statutes. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.410.

VAN NORTWICK, THOMAS, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.

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