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Case Number:  SC01-2523  - Closed

MICHAEL T. RIVERA  vs.  STATE OF FLORIDA
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11/15/2001 NOTICE-APPEAL (3.850-EVIDENTIARY HEARING)   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773  
11/20/2001 No Fee Required     3.850 PROCEEDING
12/17/2001 ORDER-RECORD FILING (HEARINGS/TRIAL)     TR: 01/24/2002; ROA: 02/13/2002; EXH (IF ANY): 09/13/2002
12/20/2001 NOTICE   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD OF NON-RECEIPT OF TRANSCRIPT BY THE CLERK OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT AND NON-TRANSMITTAL OF RECORD
01/22/2002 MOTION-RELINQUISH   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 JURISDICTION TO PERMIT CONSIDERATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY FILED MOTION TO VACATE AND UNOPPOSED REQUEST FOR DNA TESTING
02/07/2002 RESPONSE   AE State Of Florida BY: AE Celia A. Terenzio 0656879 OBJECTION TO APPELLANT'S MOT/RELINQUISH JURISDICTION TO PERMIT CONSIDERATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY FILED MOT/VACATE AND UNOPPOSED REQ/DNA TESTING
02/18/2002 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD ROA (VOLS I-III); TRANS (VOLS I-VIII W/DISKS) (TRANS NOT PROPERLY PAGINATED)
02/18/2002 EXHIBITS   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD 1 BOX
02/20/2002 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT RETURNED     TRANS VOLS I-VIII FOR PROPER PAGINATION
03/07/2002 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD CORRECTED TRANS VOLS I-VIII AFTER PROPER PAGINATION
03/12/2002 ORDER-RELINQUISHMENT DY     & PURSUANT TO FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.600(B), WE AUTHORIZE THE LOWER TRIBUNAL, THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO CONDUCT PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE APPEAL. SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS LIMITED TO THE TRIAL COURT'S CONSIDERATION OF ANY CLAIM WHICH MAY BE FILED UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 925.11, FLORIDA STATUTES (2001), OR FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.853. THIS ORDER DOES NOT AUTHORIZE AN EXTENSION OF ANY TIME LIMIT WHICH MAY BE CONTAINED WITHIN EITHER THE STATUTE OR THE RULE.
03/12/2002 ORDER-DEP BRIEF SCHED (120)     120-90-60 (L: 100-100-35)
03/25/2002 LETTER     FROM AAG LESLIE CAMPBELL TO CIRC CLK RE: NON-RECEIPT OF TRANSCRIPT DISKS
03/27/2002 MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773  
03/27/2002 MOTION-TOLL TIME   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 FOR FILING INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS
03/27/2002 MOTION-REHEARING ON MISC ORDER     OF MOTION TO RELINQUISH JURISDICTION TO PERMIT CONSIDERATION OF THE PREVIOUSLY FILED MOTION TO VACATE AND UNOPPOSED REQUEST FOR DNA TESTING (OF 03/12/2002 FSC ORDER)
04/24/2002 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY REQUESTED     TO MOT/RECONSIDERATION OF MOT/RELINQUISH, ETC. - STATE'S RESPONSE DUE 05/14/2002
04/24/2002 ORDER-TOLLING GR 08/12/2002   & INITIAL BRIEF DUE 08/12/2002
04/24/2002 ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT)     W/I 30 DAYS
05/16/2002 RESPONSE   AE State Of Florida BY: AE Celia A. Terenzio 0656879 TO MOT/RECONSIDERATION OF MOT/RELINQUISH, ETC. (O&7)
06/03/2002 NOTICE   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD OF NON-RECEIPT OF SUPP TRANSCRIPT OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT AND NON-TRANSMITTAL OF ROA
06/18/2002 SUPP RECORD/TRANSCRIPT   Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD BY: Hon. Howard Forman, Clerk BROWARD 1 VOLUME
07/11/2002 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY     Appellant Rivera's "Motion for Reconsideration of Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to Permit Consideration of the Previously Filed Motion to Vacate and Unopposed Request for DNA Testing" is hereby denied; The order under review in the instant case is the trial court's order dated September 26, 2001, denying, after an evidentiary hearing required by mandate of this Court, see Rivera v. State, 717 So. 2d 477, 487 (Fla. 1998), the remainder of Appellant's second "Defendant's Amended Motion to Vacate Judgments of Conviction and Sentence with Special Request for Leave to Amend" filed on or about January 3, 1995; This Court notes that during the pendency of the proceedings required by our remand, Appellant filed a successive motion for postconviction relief on September 29, 1999, entitled "Motion to Vacate Judgments of Conviction and Sentence with Special Request for Leave to Amend" ("the 1999 motion"). Subsequently, Appellant filed an amended successive motion for postconviction relief on September 28 2001, entitled "Amended Motion to Vacate Judgments of Conviction and Sentence with Special Request for Leave to Amend" ("the 2001 motion"). The 2001 motion superceded the 1999 motion. The trial court's September 26, 2001, order did not address either the 1999 motion or the 2001 motion. The 2001 motion remains pending before the trial court and is in need of resolution; Accordingly, the trial court shall without delay consider Appellant's 2001, motion and conduct all necessary proceedings incident thereto. The trial court shall conduct a status conference on the 2001 motion within sixty days of the date of this order. The trial court shall utilize the version of the criminal rules in effect prior to October 1, 2001. See Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.851, 3.852, and 3.993, 802 So.2d 298, 301 (Fla. 2001) ("Motions pending on [October 1, 2001] are governed by the versions of rule 3.851 and 3.852 in effect immediately prior to that date."); The authorization in our March 12, 2002, order granting jurisdiction to the trial court to conduct DNA testing pursuant to section 925.11, Florida Statutes (2001), or Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853, is reaffirmed.
08/12/2002 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 O&7 W/DISK
11/18/2002 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS   AE State Of Florida BY: AE Celia A. Terenzio 0656879 O&7 W/DISK
11/20/2002 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR 04/02/2003    
12/03/2002 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE     CASE WAS SCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT APRIL 2, 2003, AND IS RESCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2003
12/17/2002 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE     CASE WAS SCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2003, HAS AGAIN BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003
01/16/2003 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 O&7 W/DISK
01/16/2003 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Suzanne Myers 0150177 O&7 W/DISK (SERVED 01/15/2003)
01/16/2003 MOTION-WITHDRAW (MISC)   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Suzanne Myers 0150177 AND/OR STRIKE APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF SERVED ON JANUARY 15, 2003 (SIGNED BY SUZANNE MEYERS, CCRC-SOUTH) (O&7)
01/23/2003 ORDER-WITHDRAW GR (MISC)     & APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF-MERITS SERVICE ON 01/15/2003 IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN
03/20/2003 MOTION-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 FILED AS "MOT/HOLD ORAL ARGUMENT IN ABEYANCE"
03/26/2003 RESPONSE   AE State Of Florida BY: AE Celia A. Terenzio 0656879 TO APPELLANT'S MOTION TO HOLD ORAL ARGUMENT IN ABEYANCE
03/27/2003 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE DY      
04/02/2003 ORAL ARGUMENT      
07/09/2003 MOTION-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION   AA Michael T. Rivera A640779 BY: AA Martin J. Mcclain 0754773 & ORAL ARGUMENT IN LIGHT OF WIGGINS V. SMITH (O&7)
08/22/2003 ORDER-BRIEF SUPPLEMENTATION DY     Appellant's Motion for Supplemental Briefing and Oral Argument in Light of Wiggins v. Smith is hereby denied.
09/11/2003 DISP-AFFIRMED