LEONARD v. STATE

No. 3D17-1383.

237 So.3d 1068 (2017)

Stephen D. LEONARD, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Leonard, in proper person.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Magaly Rodriguez , Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and LAGOA and SCALES, JJ.


Petitioner, Stephen Leonard, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus for claims including ineffective assistance of counsel. We dismiss the petition as unauthorized.

"Habeas corpus is a collateral remedy, and is no substitute for a direct appeal." Gilbert v. Singletary, 632 So.2d...

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