Zulpo v. State

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Zulpo’s 2013 motion because, whether construed as a postconviction petition or a habeas petition, it was not properly filed in the Lee County Circuit Court. Postconviction relief had to be pursued in the court that entered the 1987 judgment, while habeas relief was unavailable because Zulpo challenged the effect of a later order rather than the facial validity of the original judgment or the trial court’s jurisdiction. The motion to file a belated reply brief was moot.