Case Name: Robert James BUTLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-12-12
Citations: 802 So. 2d 439
Docket Number: No. 3D01-3153
Parties: Robert James BUTLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, LEVY, and GODERICH, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 802
Pages: 439–440

Head Matter:
Robert James BUTLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D01-3153.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 12, 2001.
Robert James Butler, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, LEVY, and GODERICH, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for posteonvietion relief. We affirm.
The trial court denied defendant's motion on the ground that "the court has no jurisdiction." That conclusion was erroneous; the court did have jurisdiction, as the motion was timely pursuant to Wood v. State, 750 So.2d 592 (Fla.1999). On the merits, however, the defendant was not entitled to the relief he sought. See Major v. State, 790 So.2d 550 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Espinosa v. State, 785 So.2d 583 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Ford v. State, 753 So.2d 595, 596 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000) ("[Neither the' defense attorney nor the trial court is duty-bound to anticipate the defendant's recidivism and warn him of the sentence-enhancing consequences his plea may have for any future crimes he commits.").
AFFIRMED.