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STATC 0F FLORlDAsién+19tikspM,

ON DlSCRETl0NAR�570ÉVfEW FRoM A DEÒSlDN OFTHE THIRD DiSTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ^AFFIRMING PE TIT1014ER

3. 850 MOTIDN, PREMISED UPD% A LACK OF SO&lECT MATTERJURlSbfCT(ON, FRoM THE ELEVETH JUDICIAL CIRCUlT, M/AMI_DADE CoutJTj/'

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2ephyhill, Fl. 33541 -9'lot

.. CERTlflCATE OF W TERE$f PERSON

JUDGE MlLToW HlRSCMCIRCUlf COURT JUDGE

OF THE ELEVENTil JUDICIALMIAM) �042DADC Courrry

TN/RD btSTRICT COURT OFAPPEAL2oot su In* AVE

phayú Flo. 33175

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TABLE OF ('oNTENT

CERTIFICATE OF lblTREST PERSON .................il

TABLE OF CDN TEN T .... . ....... ............. . ..., i il

TABLE OF CITATioN ...,................................iy

BTATEMENT OF TWE CASE si FACrs ............~·is

BUMMARY OF TiiE ARGUMENT . .............. .....1

ARGUMENT..............................~..~..~........8-io

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TBE C|RCUlT CG)RT vf THIRD blSTRlCT CajRT OFAPPEAL MIAMI-ÞADE ERITED ON THE A�570�570U(hTIONOF LAW 17/AT WAS APPLVED IN THiô CASE AT BAR.

A. STANUAKU Of Ñ[VIEW ...- ,.~ ........ 96. DlSCUS6l0N .........~.....~ ........ e

I. Whther 4bt. ClCCVl�570tourt cyq)icÅ 4hc carac�040jnvi gnd2. Vhdkr d<îme\arri as a%r<:l<d proculowl do. procMS .

CONCLUSlo¾ ...............,..............._...._......io

C ERTIFICATE OF SER\/ICE .......................~~..it

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_TA9>LE OF CITATION.

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STATEMENT OF THE CASE

N f\mewÒe it�040CTMÍowWSS pÜeÈ Úrvf\fg\¶ÈepewÛSN

Wùb Second de3tee murdetu gravated b6tety;%<o Codt

os $colit$ a deså\y miss\e3 possession es cocaw<e, exd

possessiow op dtg pamphert<hhw . Ú\0Ò�042Ä\\ op Ne._

Ø*'Aes avose. autos ww mded%#eacotted ryec·ove._

os t,s. Ams appowàed dese.«òn&s house nud pred a

9£ Devevàs&s òesanse e7%sì unstrJ te_v&ms

ste. Mtemp<3 to rob \vm nad1h@he. pted sho19 Fvt

1he. vic1ims car a< se\s-c\esà«se. .

G< October-'1, acca, kuss Rometo, Grstvs Masow,

o»etssa Remeswemere. dtry an3×à Deòe. Qu<ty

®má3 done@eò o« beet s«à h½ o×¼ws whedey

ecsàed to opto àeyewòw®s house & açµoxim&e\y

msàw½t to1ty and p chase. more. Xws .©R@.

sµs�042n.~ssa$: reyed µ&q h recod ox #Appeal %àTrat<sctqTs os içve \our courtpacesàing vespec%e\y.

Accord$to Toownibee< R meset, hus Romero pStked his

osc ac ste&os ihe deyeuàS«% house m«d %tred to un\k

uç>to%e. pro@c\aoc.(f.@. Ramesee testyved ih&Ss 90tnero

approsebeÒ '\be. pro@os deyendaß�541bouse be. \osT S$\taç htn

bot, he diè bewe Romero stér to sty w, 9ameowe®@.

Seieve\ secenàs \eter %mesar hestàtv<o 9ds p«ed awd

accord$to hsTre\Tes-ttvey be did NotSee who pred

t,e. 9&s.CT.'i¾Q. ¼tet te 9rsets were svced Rameser

c¼med iht N¼tsow optoutes te car to see wr*mas

heppemy swd se><etw\ sea×is \ntet be sau:> Ebmero wwd

Mstsex ruww3bec×to %e. cac- Gilj).

As %ey wece ruwmgbecX to1he Cet RSmesar

bentà r<ust etous &ots pvted wud nyter Rotneto wwd h\wtsot<

bec¾ in�040ñe.cwe and 9tgred to drv<e away, Rameser

c#ed ih4 he. heerd %o more SW! n×Ò%ew he-

o%ed ihk bot Rottseto enò /¼assow bed beew streek by

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¼àss.GiB). OsScross-examm%<Remesar

te2Tpeå iM Qomec had bee× stredreà ce< s pre=s

ocemsow yor çaseessm3 a praetm et9ebo\ wwHh&he. hed

JFew ac Seetw\ svjTs ett Scho\.C ßJ). Amesar's cress-

examw&vow n\so ree\ed W %mesnt beò oyewTv«o

ererame¢s Tote po\me. wwà v×owe.og te %Teme,

betoß DsteëW<e Ga\\e½er t& es Romeve 30t back ac

te cet pret to km be,«3 g*he pted pe% pe &as

n<tve.àste$ow as desesàwTs bause.CT T@.

Smesar a\9stö\à te deteã¤ve i#ow a prer

OCch\SDN Ñ3meCo e 'Tö\È È\m MSÙe. www e to îO

deyewènut (f7Q;;>. At te,%w\ Ramesse cla meche chd

t6t remembec me¼×3+ese SkGämeÈt to %e pàce�042

\aas Romero testped et%w\ tathe.hed comp\ete.

Nr«ese 03xcevxg my os ihe- e.ve&s prior % %e-

caig and%he chÀ hot rettem\:>er pr$ no1m #

s

e e Bu Fior to his beig act.@7%. Romero uns nue.

To lestyy %tow tne, r<½t as % Soet×g he æns n< a

Ovr unh Rameser ShÕ Matsow auà%�040herettembered

ihet tey had goirex c\ruk . He s\sa admi\ted %ñt he.

au*<ed a 351 Goe¼ ptentrn ,@ Éß).

9%c¼ Tompsow t+d Love \gm �523eteat deç3xan&s

\v:ese #% tog\tos% Gu%3. Bot /As.bga awà Mr.

%mpsaw testped uttey �523evesys«dac3 o&ssde depdakte

house uke»¢¾y seu:> Rmeco spetowch1ke. bouse. wt\h

e att uttspped Euouwd his haud. CT. 10®. Accordingto

boin witwesses whe»c Mornpsow As½Ò u.kvek was hdàsk

w<%e. a,tt ¼tnem po\\ed o& axà pred a apw.Q. -n8,

ic@. 1he.-rvio �5231r<essesimmað&ely p\edk nash�042

�040riompa*etë�541tpedut he hd by 6 Cwww\ Quà bearÕ Seveva\

apà&s pred bt be àvà hot See w\v> pred % Jrds .

($'[©. Lgm testped ut 9re we&vwsde deyexd%%

buse ad She. .9ew ÕeçehdawY ruw out oy%e house�042

Lge was uë\e to amembec- awy%$ekseArd

happshed pnor to %e. vietttvs beag uf.

Or, \¼es, e D$ eçece\isT.,1edsieò tatte b\ood

semp\es sout<d tw Romeso's car n#ehed hbmesc/s md ,soh's

b\ecà,@ 9%@). ta eesists«T medicel exwmixer uAo wmcess -

ed %à Superveed te Butopsy %stped %@ /%ssex àved

pom a guxsbot uaud%%e \ouet bec\<-@�5405).Se_

\so testped het 1ke Sutoçsy revee\ed dcgs mÒ A\�523¼\

pesext )w /¼wtsov's bcày. T.%'').

Osysuds×ts deseuse nWrsal was·%enhe. vietms

wete Mempty to do him mà 1hat he. Sät at -\beve cat'

ac selp depause.

Âçter Èehberalg �040orover ee<ew hours md receavv\

ew©A\\ew"Chege, îrvegory reeched a verdvet asto pve.

cooA avà �523etaoww½e to reech a 'vecàvet as To owe

Cood. trvegory µ*<d deE** Su 7 °F °C#8 BuÈÝeV3

S \esser iveluded oysawse., grawTed batety, 9væg a

deed\y miss\a iWo a vcekele, possess\ow op cocme Swd

passeslow as c\tg parapherun\in. $529-@).

tne. cout sewTowced c\esewàw& to pßeev years as

to Cou& owe :%e&ygwe. years as to cou&two awe

osdered �040resetwo Se#ewees to row 03xsecu%e.to enek

d\bec. The. ocuWivew se@eweecÌ deyshànd to pyteev

'yents Ss to Cou&itvree. and pue. years as to Cood Su.

Ýrse CouFexàeced trese setewees to vuw cowourcesetu,,

eech oitver wwà caxcurre# w,1he. Se&ewees vw Coud

owe. wwdtwo. itse. CbuF Suspended trve. e&ty og

seFewee es to Qwt Sevew, $348@>.

P80&lMY OF IliLARGOBENT .

Appibat/ &+¾a« had a yary bial and was

found evey on 6- oP se a,an+s oo+ d'swen·

PcFMoner has Okd is 4hs case s+ bar raisin3

o4htr Inuts , TkIa S· 85° sologed matter jorisdL+ina

olb*cl, séstinj thL esort had no orüsclé+5a 4o�040ry pch+1ons for count s a é o 1hc Tårmahòn,

becaan �040hetJwo charyea ws and is incoriså++x�040with the verdEc4 and a:43t£cetion .

Perkîn s y Mayo , 92 so, nof 49 (f/a. /%7)

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A RGUM E N T

TlE CIRCUlT CoøRT, ANU T1-l\RD DISTRlCTCOURT OF APPEAL h/AM) - DADE, ERRCD OAlTHE APPLitATloW or LAW THAT WASAPPLYED til TWB CASE AT BAR .

A. ATAbibAP© OF REVIEW',

This Coorf S <tvaLw' e[ ô MGrmed orà<r

on a f*tconvic4ion ma�040ioni s at ñov'o .

B. blSdl6Slobl ,

The court Çñ\<d to apply the correc.+ law' �040o4kcas(. at bar, and as a rcsolt vi+ékd Petitioner s proccdurstduc proc486 rigM to bc afforded liberaHon of kest coon+s .

Thut art fwo prongs for whicJn discxt¼narj *väd wooldbe appropeisk, as a ma++cc of law.

l. Whdhe uc ciredit t.cort appli d c correc+ lad i and

2. Whe¾v %c coorts aPPorckd procedoa( dòL proce%,

°òw·_suuu una

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¼/h¢n a pektKoner is gne/cd and contentoned e¼øot anothe avenoL ¼IS coork inkscnt authoritg to rtaneider,

rnodifs or vaca+L ¾t sob jec+ order.

Pch¼n ra6td this jurisdiction issoL,which ciravitCoor+ denitÀ,and ThTrd bLk a?ksintà u¾ ci�040afion.

On Maj 43 .20o4 the stak chary.d Appdiantbg an erntnded mformaf<on,in count 5 wiu

MacWac Goa / Discharge, , and count & possessionoÎ coCGinc .Af trial tkc orf was nder instruckd onMachst Gon sec.har L bzcavoc rijnt befoa- +n'a\

commenc.«. ¼L obte oh ProsÊ the Mækinc G,n/

bise.barjc , but ntver arnenckd %L inferrnation .

Afkr g ng +o +rial, Appdient was fognd goinyto�570coun+ l manslao3hter , coun+ 2 Aggravakd Bauery ,counk 5 ò<adl rj nsst\t /shoot , �040krow', count y dead lochcoon+ b Ma:.hwic Gun /discharyt , coun¼ c. Dro3 perephernalia.

Onec �040k¿vr3 w'as polled as this bång %ut &cdic+,4rialcoor+ ad3udica+sò Açqd\sn+ sulnr[ of al\ counk.

rial court reverably era.d by doing so bragsooont 3 and to o�570%e verdé+ and ad vdistian

r,[orrn �040s4t. TvÅo rna�040ion.

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Appdlant is souitwha4 taku aback b�254cavat%cThird bs+ric+ Coor�040a??«md Appellan+s appea)

ukn %t Fla. Soprimt Cour+ cokd abawèc.

arr s ..g

es da cases ssentialb/ shke shoold risch

Samt rtSu A Tal coor4 also abuse.s ]+a desCæhon

a rolin is b<ned on an errene..e,os view o e ,on a char y rron toe-s assessmon4 of 6e evidenst. .

huh hu } ppend Tr> the case at her!

s arr rom t m z/ as .

I ed prxeb is sn 1swe 7 e 2 re

as a p ector,or krrnkss error rev6,A prue + ø

one_lvslon..

&se4er 4 by- arpmed ff,, appe/7hdrespedAdf repeø us /kr»rshk bd b reverst& erder and reírerad with inskd¿ms eomsøkdyith tha éded ase arM»rikLs ,

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UNNOTARIZED OATH

1 HEREBY DECLARE, under penalty of perjury, pursuant to § 92.525, Fla.

Star., that I have read the foregoing Notice and understand its contents, and that all

of the facts stated therein are true and correct.

Executed this A4 day of , 20 (S .

(Signature)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion

has been served on: Office of the Attorney General, ¥¥¥ Bné/cell Avg Sk..650

Mümi, Flà Ml

by U.S. Mail this __f_4__day of ___ ___ __, 20 13 , by placing same

in the hands of a prison official for mailing.

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(Print Name & DC#)

Zephyrhills Correctional Institution2739 Gall BoulevardZephyrhills, Florida 33541-9701