Case Name: Antonio U. AKEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-07-29
Citations: 737 So. 2d 633
Docket Number: No. 99-1799
Parties: Antonio U. AKEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, ALLEN and DAVIS, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 737
Pages: 633–634

Head Matter:
Antonio U. AKEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 99-1799.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 29, 1999.
Chris Cadenhead, Crestview, and John R. Dowd, Jr., Ft. Walton Beach, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant challenges the trial court's denial of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because the appellant's direct appeal was pending at the time the motion was filed and, in fact, is still pending in this court, the trial court was without jurisdiction to consider the motion. We therefore vacate the trial court order. See Daniels v. State, 712 So.2d 765 (Fla. 1998).
JOANOS, ALLEN and DAVIS, JJ., CONCUR.