Case Name: Leroy WILLIAMS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2006-08-25
Citations: 937 So. 2d 1147
Docket Number: No. 5D06-2286
Parties: Leroy WILLIAMS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: PALMER, ORFINGER and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 937
Pages: 1147–1148

Head Matter:
Leroy WILLIAMS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D06-2286.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 25, 2006.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 28, 2006.
Leroy Williams, Jr., Lake City, Pro Se.
No Appearance for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We treat the petition for certiorari seeking review of the denial of a habeas corpus petition in the circuit court as an appeal and affirm. Williams, convicted of first-degree murder in 1994, cannot utilize a habeas corpus petition as a substitute for a timely motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. See Richardson v. State, 918 So.2d 999, 1003-04 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).
AFFIRMED.
PALMER, ORFINGER and LAWSON, JJ., concur.