JOSEPH EDWARD NICHOLS, JR.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2025-10-14
No. 2025-1272
Smith, R. Lee, Jay, C.J., Soud, J., Kilbane, J.
2025 FL 8896 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2025)

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Holding

The circuit court's denial of post-conviction relief under Rule 3.850 was affirmed.


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Joseph Edward Nichols, Jr. appealed a circuit court decision denying his Rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief in a criminal case from St. John…

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Opinion of the Court
Jay

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

_____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-1272 LT Case No. 55-2010-CF-631-A _____________________________ JOSEPH EDWARD NICHOLS, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County.

R. Lee Smith, Judge.

W. Charles Fletcher, of Law Office of W. Charles Fletcher, Jacksonville, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. October 14, 2025 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. State v. Clifton, 905 So. 2d 172, 177-78 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005) (quoting State v. Erickson, 852 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)). JAY, C.J., and SOUD and KILBANE, JJ., concur. 2 _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________


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