Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-23 15:06:58.248402+00
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Third District Court of Appeal
                               State of Florida

                        Opinion filed August 23, 2023.
       Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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                             No. 3D23-960
                     Lower Tribunal No. F20-14475A
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                              Levar Reeves,
                                  Appellant,

                                     vs.

                         The State of Florida,
                                  Appellee.

      An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from
the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ramiro C. Areces, Judge.

     Levar Reeves, in proper person.

     Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, HENDON and LOBREE, JJ.

     PER CURIAM.
      Levar Reeves appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion for

post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. At the

time that Reeves filed his motion, his direct appeal was pending before this

court. Because the trial court was without jurisdiction to consider and rule

on Reeves’ post-conviction motion while the direct appeal was pending, we

reverse and remand with instructions to dismiss the post-conviction motion

without prejudice to refile same after this court disposes of the direct appeal.

See Daniels v. State, 712 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 1998).

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