Case Name: William DORTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-06-01
Citations: 247 So. 3d 714
Docket Number: Case No. 5D18–649
Parties: William DORTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 247
Pages: 714–714

Head Matter:
William DORTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Case No. 5D18-649
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Opinion filed June 1, 2018
Gary Schwartz, Orlando, for Appellant.
No Appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
William Dorton appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm.
Dorton was charged with attempted felony murder. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the custody of the Department of Children and Families. He subsequently filed a motion for postconviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court considered the matter on the merits and denied the motion.
Rule 3.850(a) plainly applies only to "claims for relief from judgment or release from custody by a person who has been tried and found guilty or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere." Because Dorton was found not guilty by reason of insanity, he has no claim for relief under rule 3.850.
AFFIRMED.
ORFINGER, EVANDER and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur.