Tavarious N. Thomas v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledFebruary 11, 2021
Docket1D20-2799
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-2799
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TAVARIOUS N. THOMAS,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Habeas CorpusโOriginal Jurisdiction.
February 11, 2021
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED as unauthorized. See Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d
1236, 1245 (Fla. 2004) (explaining that โ[t]he remedy of habeas
corpus is not available in Florida to obtain the kind of collateral
postconviction relief available by motion in the sentencing court
pursuant to rule 3.850โ); Mills v. Dugger, 574 So. 2d 63, 65 (Fla.
1990) (โAs we have stated numerous times, habeas corpus is not to
be used for obtaining additional appeals of issues which were
raised, or should have been raised, on direct appeal or which were
waived at trial or which could have, should have, or have been,
raised in prior postconviction filings.โ (internal marks omitted)).
B.L. THOMAS, KELSEY, and TANENBAUM, 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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Tavarious N. Thomas, pro se, Petitioner.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
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