Case Name: Eric BELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-06-08
Citations: 902 So. 2d 979
Docket Number: No. 4D05-1325
Parties: Eric BELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STONE, KLEIN and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 902
Pages: 979–980

Head Matter:
Eric BELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D05-1325.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 8, 2005.
A. Randall Haas, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Eric Bell timely appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.850 motion. Bell's post-conviction motion alleged that his plea was involuntary because counsel misad-vised him that he would be eligible to have his records sealed. His motion was filed more than two years after his conviction and sentence became final, and he does not allege under oath when he became aware that counsel's advice was erroneous. As a result, there is no way to determine whether his post-conviction motion was, in fact, timely filed.
Accordingly, the circuit court's order is affirmed without prejudice for Bell to file a legally sufficient motion that states specifically when he became aware of counsel's misadvice. Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850(b)(1).
STONE, KLEIN and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.