LLOYD v. FARKASH

No. BE-447.

476 So.2d 305 (1985)

Winston LLOYD, Appellant, v. Thomas J. FARKASH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston Lloyd, pro se.

Jack J. Fine of Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, Gainesville, for appellee.


BARFIELD, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether Fla. Stat. § 944.292 (1983) unconstitutionally infringes upon a convicted felon's right of access to the courts. We find that it does.

Lloyd, a convicted felon and an inmate at Union Correctional Institution, brought a civil action alleging malpractice against Farkash, his former defense counsel. The trial court dismissed the complaint on authority of Watts v. Buck,

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