Case Name: Calvin J. AUSTIN Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-06-16
Citations: 760 So. 2d 294
Docket Number: No. 2D00-434
Parties: Calvin J. AUSTIN Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, A.C.J., and BLUE and GREEN, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 760
Pages: 294–294

Head Matter:
Calvin J. AUSTIN Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D00-434.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 16, 2000.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Calvin J. Austin appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Austin pleaded guilty to sexual battery and kidnaping, was sentenced in February 1997, and did not appeal. He filed this motion with the trial court in October 1999. Consequently, his motion is untimely and the trial court's denial of relief is affirmed.
Austin argues in his notice of appeal that his untimeliness should be excused because his mental illness and the resultant restrictions on his activities in prison prevented him from timely filing the motion. However, incapacity or mental illness is not a listed exception to the two-year limit set out in rule 3.850(b).
Affirmed.
THREADGILL, A.C.J., and BLUE and GREEN, JJ., Concur.