Case Name: James Warren BAILEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-07-20
Citations: 640 So. 2d 1173
Docket Number: No. 94-02039
Parties: James Warren BAILEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 640
Pages: 1173–1173

Head Matter:
James Warren BAILEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-02039.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 20, 1994.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court denied as time-barred the appellant's motion for postconviction relief, which he filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse because the motion was filed within two years of the issuance of this court's mandate in the appellant's direct appeal from his judgment and sentence in this case. See McCuiston v. State, 507 So.2d 1185 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987) (judgment of conviction becomes final upon issuance of mandate in direct appeal), approved in, 534 So.2d 1144 (Fla.1988).
Reversed and remanded.
RYDER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.