Case Name: Kevin L. BREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-12-12
Citations: 801 So. 2d 271
Docket Number: No. 4D01-3132
Parties: Kevin L. BREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GUNTHER, WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 801
Pages: 271–272

Head Matter:
Kevin L. BREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D01-3132.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 12, 2001.
Dean L. Willbur, Jr. of Dean L. Willbur, Jr., P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Laura Fisher Zibura, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Kevin L. Breen filed a motion in county court seeking to set aside his 1973 DUI conviction. In 1997, the circuit court found that the 1973 conviction was not a constitutional valid conviction for enhancement purposes. Breen had been charged with felony DUI. This court affirmed trial court's findings. State v. Breen, 709 So.2d 546 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).
Citing Wood v. State, 750 So.2d 592 (Fla.1999), Breen filed a motion in county court seeking to set aside the 1973 conviction. See also State v. Perry, 786 So.2d 554 (Fla.2001).
While the motion to set aside was filed in county court, the circuit court entered the order denying relief. We reverse, as the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Breen's motion. Sutton v. State, 384 So.2d 955 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). On remand, the county court shall consider the merits of Breen's claim including the application of Wood to misdemeanors, whether the state's challenge is barred by the law of the case doctrine, and if not, whether Breen's claim is barred by laches. Perry, 786 So.2d at 558.
REVERSED AND REMANDED. .
GUNTHER, WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.