DEANIJAH DENSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-04-17
No. 2025-3599
Salvador, J., Lambert, J., Harris, J., MacIver, J.
2026 FL 4482 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

A Rule 3.800(a) appeal may be affirmed while preserving the appellant's right to pursue post-conviction relief under Rule 3.850 in the circuit court.


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[1] An appellate affirmance of a trial court decision on a Rule 3.800(a) appeal does not preclude the appellant from subsequently seeking post-conviction relief under Florida…

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Deanijah Denson appealed from a circuit court decision in Duval County involving two criminal cases. Denson proceeded pro se in this appeal.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-3599 LT Case Nos. 2020-CF-002358-A 2021-CF-001225-A

DEANIJAH DENSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Rule 3.800(a) appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Tatiana R. Salvador, Judge.

Deanijah Denson, Live Oak, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Amanda Uwaibi, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

April 17, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED, without prejudice to Appellant seeking relief in circuit court case number 2020-CF-002358-A under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. See Haynes v. State, 106 So. 3d 481, 482-83 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) (citing Jolly v. State, 392 So. 2d 54, 56 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981) (additional citations omitted)).

LAMBERT, HARRIS, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.


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