FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-1527
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JIMMY STEPHENS,
Petitioner,
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.
September 22, 2021
PER CURIAM.
The Court denies the petition for writ of certiorari on the
merits. See Topps v. State,
865 So. 2d 1253, 1258 (Fla. 2004)
(explaining that a decision on an extraordinary writ petition that
“clearly shows that the issue was considered by the court on the
merits” is deemed a decision “which would later bar the litigant
from presenting the issue under the doctrines of res judicata or
collateral estoppel”).
LEWIS, MAKAR, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jimmy Stephens, pro se, Petitioner.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kristen J. Lonergan,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
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