Rodney McCutcheon v. State of Florida, Respondent Rodney McCutcheon v. Michael D. Crews

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of McCutcheon’s pro se habeas petitions as unauthorized and imposed sanctions prohibiting him from filing further pro se criminal filings without counsel. The Court relied on Baker v. State’s unauthorized petition test and Florida statutes authorizing sanctions for frivolous filings.