Case Name: Christopher DOWDY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-09-12
Citations: 870 So. 2d 39
Docket Number: No. 2D03-1201
Parties: Christopher DOWDY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WHATLEY and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 870
Pages: 39–40

Head Matter:
Christopher DOWDY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D03-1201.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 12, 2003.

Opinion:
CANADY, Judge.
Christopher Dowdy appeals the summary denial of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The trial court dismissed Dowdy's motion for postconviction relief because it was not filed within two years of the date Dowdy's sentence became final. In its order, the trial court rejected Dowdy's claim that the late-filed motion was a duplicate of a motion he had timely filed. Because the record is devoid of any evidence to support this conclusion, we reverse for the trial court to consider the motion on the merits.
Reversed and remanded.
WHATLEY and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.