Otis D. Blaxton v. State of Florida – revised opinion

Summary

The Court denied Blaxton’s mandamus petition and imposed filing restrictions based on his extensive history of frivolous and meritless pro se filings concerning several convictions and sentences. It directed the clerk to reject future filings about those matters unless signed by a Florida Bar member and to send the opinion to the Department of Corrections for possible disciplinary action. The Court also concluded that the statutory disciplinary provision applies to frivolous or malicious collateral criminal proceedings, though not to criminal proceedings themselves.