Case Name: Clarence SIMMONS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-07-28
Citations: 510 So. 2d 365
Docket Number: No. 87-1668
Parties: Clarence SIMMONS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 510
Pages: 365–366

Head Matter:
Clarence SIMMONS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-1668.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 28, 1987.
Clarence Simmons, in pro. per.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HUBBART, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Simmons appeals the summary denial of his motion for post conviction relief.. All defendants whose judgments and sentences became final prior to January 1, 1985 had only until January 1, 1987 to file for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rule 3.850), 460 So.2d 907, 908 (Fla.1984); Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.850. Simmons's judgment and sentence were finalized on May 26, 1981, but he failed to file his Rule 3.850 motion until March 5, 1987, more than three months after the January 1 deadline. Therefore, the trial court properly denied his untimely motion. Accordingly, the order under review is
Affirmed.