Mendoza v. State

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed July 23, 2014. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D13-1366 Lower Tribunal No. 02-16949B ________________ Salvador Mendoza, 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, Stacy D. Glick, Judge. Salvador Mendoza, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for appellee. Before LAGOA, SALTER and EMAS, JJ. PER CURIAM. Salvador Mendoza appeals an order barring him from filing further post- conviction motions in the lower tribunal case unless any such motion is signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. The notice of appeal filed by Mendoza indicates that he is also attempting to appeal an order (entered over two months before the bar order) denying his motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. Any such attempt was untimely and would have been subject to dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. Treating Mendoza’s notice of appeal and amended brief as a petition for belated appeal, however, we have considered the merits of his arguments under Rule 3.800. Finding no merit, we affirm both of the orders sought to be reviewed. Affirmed. 2