Banda v. State

Full title: JUAN BANDA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 21, 2001

801 So. 2d 1046 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 2D01-4694

Opinion filed December 21, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Mark I. Shames, Judge.

BLUE, Chief Judge.

Juan Banda timely appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Because his claims either were or should have been raised on direct appeal, we affirm. See Banda v. State, 536 So.2d 221 (Fla. 1988) (rejecting claim of error in jury instruction); see also Cook v. State, 792 So.2d 1197, 1200-01 (Fla. 2001) (holding that admissibility of evidence and defendant's absence at critical stages were issues for direct appeal).

Affirmed.

CASANUEVA and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.