Schofield v. State

The Supreme Court held that Petitioner failed to show cause why he should not be barred from filing further pro se requests for relief in the Supreme Court relating to certain case numbers and, accordingly, sanctioned him.Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of error coram nobis challenging a conviction and sentence for assault. Because the writ of error coram nobis no longer exists in Florida, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition, expressly retained jurisdiction to consider the imposition of sanctions, and ordered Petitioner to show cause why he should not be prohibited from filing further pro se requests for relief with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that, as a result of Petitioner’s extensive history of filing meritless pro se petitions and notices in the Court, sanctions should be imposed. The Court then directed the clerk of court to reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief filed by Petitioner unless such filings were signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. View "Schofield v. State" on Justia Law