VAN METER v. STATE

No. 97-2859

726 So.2d 388 (1999)

Robert E. VAN METER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Charlie McCoy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.


WOLF, J.

Appellant raises a number of issues on appeal, only one of which merits discussion: Whether the trial court had jurisdiction to make a finding pursuant to section 944.279, Florida Statutes, that appellant, a prisoner, had brought a frivolous action when appellant had previously voluntarily dismissed that action. We find that the purpose of section 944.279 and section 944.28(2), Florida Statutes, is similar to that of section 57.105, Florida Statutes, which...

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