Case Name: Michael WHITFIELD, Petitioner, v. Harry SINGLETARY, Sec. of, Fl. Dept. of Corr., etc., Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-02-10
Citations: 730 So. 2d 314
Docket Number: No. 98-0531
Parties: Michael WHITFIELD, Petitioner, v. Harry SINGLETARY, Sec. of, Fl. Dept. of Corr., etc., Respondent.
Judges: Before COPE, GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 730
Pages: 314–315

Head Matter:
Michael WHITFIELD, Petitioner, v. Harry SINGLETARY, Sec. of, Fl. Dept. of Corr., etc., Respondent.
No. 98-0531
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 10, 1999.
Opinion Denying Rehearing April 21, 1999.
Michael Whitfield, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Lara J. Edelstein, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before COPE, GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Michael Whitfield petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Defendant-petitioner contends that his appellate counsel should have challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support the four kidnapping convictions in this case. First, defendant's "boilerplate" motion for judgment of acquittal in the trial court did not raise with particularity this issue, and thus did not properly preserve it for appellate review. See Johnson v. State, 478 So.2d 885, 886 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). But see Griffin v. State, 705 So.2d 572, 573-75 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) (on facts presented, treating error as fundamental). Assuming that the point had been properly preserved for appellate review, it is without merit. The facts of the present case resemble Faison v. State, 426 So.2d 963 (Fla.1983), and the evidence was sufficient. Defendant relies on the decisions in Berry v. State, 668 So.2d 967 (Fla.1996), and Walker v. State, 604 So.2d 475, 477 (Fla.1992), but they are not controlling here. The Berry decision points out that the Faison test can be satisfied by showing either "movement" or "confinement" of the victims. See 668 So.2d at 970. Neither Berry nor Walker has overruled Faison, see id. at 668 So.2d at 970, 604 So.2d at 477, and we deny the petition on authority of Faison itself.
We find no merit in defendant's remaining claims.
Petition denied.