JOSEPH M. DENNIS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
AI-generated. These summaries, headnotes, and key points are machine-generated and may contain errors or omissions. Always verify against the full opinion text below. Not legal advice.
The court affirmed the trial court's order denying postconviction relief and warned that further abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings may result in sanctions.
[1] A court may warn a pro se litigant that further abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings may result in sanctions including a bar on pro se filings and referra…
Previewing 1 of 1 headnotes on this case. FLexlaw’s editorially structured points of law — every proposition, pinpointed — are reserved for members.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceJoseph M. Dennis, an inmate at Raiford, filed a pro se appeal challenging the trial court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief in a crimin…
The full statement of facts, procedural history, and disposition for this case are member content.
Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence© FLexlaw, Inc. — AI-generated enrichments are proprietary. All rights reserved.
Explore caselaw by topic → Browse Sanctions For Frivolous Appeals cases and more on FLexlaw
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
JOSEPH M. DENNIS,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D18-3707
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
________________________________/
Opinion filed April 26, 2019
3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County, Howard M. Maltz, Judge.
Joseph M. Dennis, Raiford, pro se.
No Appearance for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
This Court previously affirmed the trial court’s order denying Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief in St. Johns County Circuit Court Case Number 2008-CF-1051. Because it appears that Appellant’s postconviction filings are abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous, Appellant is cautioned that any further pro se filings in this Court asserting claims stemming from the identified case number may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filings in this Court and referral to prison officials for disciplinary
2 proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2018); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).
APPELLANT WARNED.
ORFINGER, EISNAUGLE and SASSO, JJ., concur.