Case Name: Jimmy Jones SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2013-09-04
Citations: 122 So. 3d 416
Docket Number: No. 4D13-1232
Parties: Jimmy Jones SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAMOORGIAN, C.J., STEVENSON and LEVINE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 122
Pages: 416–416

Head Matter:
Jimmy Jones SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D13-1232.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 4, 2013.
Jimmy Jones Scott, Milton, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find the trial court's order denying postconviction relief was proper, since neither the affidavit asserted to be newly discovered evidence nor appellant's motion for post-conviction relief stated the factual basis for the affiant's discovery as a witness. Appellant has not shown either the timeliness of the motion (two years from the date of discovery of the "new evidence") or that the defense in his case exercised due diligence in finding this evidence. Burns v. State, 110 So.3d 96, 97 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). However, the denial should have been without prejudice in order to allow appellant a reasonable period of time to file an amended motion, if he can do so in good faith. Id. Appellant shall be granted sixty days from the date of this opinion to submit an amended motion in the trial court.
Affirmed without prejudice.
DAMOORGIAN, C.J., STEVENSON and LEVINE, JJ., concur.