Jeffery T. Crystal v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledAugust 28, 2020
Docket1D20-0708
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-708
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JEFFERY T. CRYSTAL,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County.
William F. Stone, Judge.
August 28, 2020
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See generally Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d 1236 (Fla.
2004) (holding that habeas corpus is not a means to litigate issues
that could have been or were raised in a direct appeal or
postconviction motion); Johnson v. Singletary, 647 So. 2d 106, 109
(Fla. 1994) (holding that “[s]uccessive habeas corpus petitions
seeking the same relief are not permitted”).
This is Appellant’s fourth postconviction appeal or petition
following his 2014 judgment and sentence. Appellant is warned
that any future filings that this Court determines to be frivolous
or malicious may result in the imposition of sanctions, including a
prohibition against any further pro se filings in this Court and a
referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures.
See § 944.279, Florida Statutes (2019) (providing that “[a] prisoner
who is found by a court to have brought a frivolous or malicious
suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal . . . is subject to
disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the Department of
Corrections”).
ROWE, WINOKUR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jeffery T. Crystal, pro se, Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Bryan Jordan, Senior
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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