NAILS V. STATE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed October 19, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D11-975 Lower Tribunal No. 10-30230 ________________ James Lee Nails, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.315(a) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Nushin G. Sayfie, Judge. James Lee Nails, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for appellee. Before WELLS, C.J., and SUAREZ and FERNANDEZ, JJ. SUAREZ, J. We affirm the trial court s dismissal of James Lee Nails petition for habeas corpus without prejudice, as that court has no jurisdiction to consider a judgment and sentence that was not entered in Miami-Dade County. See Valdez-Garcia v. State, 965 So. 2d 318 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007); Razz v. State, 828 So. 2d 433 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). Affirmed. 2

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