Case Name: Samuel ROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-04-14
Citations: 869 So. 2d 770
Docket Number: No. 4D04-1087
Parties: Samuel ROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GUNTHER, STEVENSON and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 869
Pages: 770–770

Head Matter:
Samuel ROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D04-1087.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 14, 2004.
Samuel Ross, Jasper, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Samuel Ross appeals an order entered January 9, 2004, summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The trial court was without jurisdiction to rule on this motion because Ross's direct appeal is still pending before this court, filed through counsel on October 2, 2003. See Cazeau v. State, 858 So.2d 1213 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).
Therefore, as we did in Cazeau, we vacate the January 9, 2004 order and direct the trial court to dismiss the motion without prejudice. Ross shall be allowed to refile, without the penalties affixed to successive motions as announced in rule 3.850(f), after this court issues its mandate in the pending case, 4D03-3838. See id.; Daniels v. State, 712 So.2d 765 (Fla.1998).
GUNTHER, STEVENSON and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.