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3rd DCA ROUNDUP

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK EDITION.From James v. State, Judge Shephard, somewhat upset:On August 24, 1999, Derrick James was sentenced to twenty years in state prison as a habitual felony offender and prison releasee reoffender for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and grand theft. Since then, he has peppered the trial court and this Court with post-trial motions, petitions, or appeals, almost faster than we or the trial court could respond. We fervently disagree with James? assertion that he has acted in good faith. We do conclude he has exhausted his post-conviction remedies and certainly has exhausted us in the process.(Here's comes the hammer:)We further direct the Clerk to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the Department of Corrections for consideration by that institution of disciplinary measures against James pursuant to sections 944...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).