Case Name: Clarence GOODMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-08-21
Citations: 988 So. 2d 727
Docket Number: No. 1D07-5869
Parties: Clarence GOODMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KAHN and BENTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 988
Pages: 727–727

Head Matter:
Clarence GOODMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D07-5869.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 21, 2008.
Clarence L. Goodman, pro se, Appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, J.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus, which sought postconviction relief on claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, should have been treated as a motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and should have been considered on its merits. Houghtaling v. State, 670 So.2d 1019 (Fla. 2d DCA1996).
The order striking the petition for lack of jurisdiction is therefore REVERSED and the case is REMANDED to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
KAHN and BENTON, JJ., concur.