Case Name: James Edward RIVERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-03-14
Citations: 838 So. 2d 1265
Docket Number: No. 5D02-3647
Parties: James Edward RIVERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Appellee.
Judges: THOMPSON, C.J., ORFINGER and MONACO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 838
Pages: 1265–1265

Head Matter:
James Edward RIVERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Appellee.
No. 5D02-3647.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 14, 2003.
James Edward Rivers, Clermont, pro se.
Bradley R. Bischoff, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Parole Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Florida Parole Commission.
No appearance for Appellee, State of Florida.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Appellant, James Edward Rivers, appeals the denial of his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The trial court denied the petition after finding that it was successive to an earlier filed petition. The State concedes that the petition before the trial court was not successive. Accordingly, we reverse the denial of the petition and remand this matter to the trial court for a consideration of the merits.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
THOMPSON, C.J., ORFINGER and MONACO, JJ., concur.