Kendal Major, Petitioner, v. State of Florida, Respondent. (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Kendal Major, Petitioner, v. State of Florida, Respondent.

No. 3D25-1816

Decided: October 08, 2025

Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

Kendal Major, in proper person. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for respondent.

Kendal Major petitions for habeas relief. As this court has explained, “[h]abeas relief is not available for matters that could have and should have been raised on direct appeal; or for matters that have already been ruled on through another appellate procedure.” Diaz v. Dixon, 402 So. 3d 434, 434 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (citing Fails v. Jones, 219 So. 3d 790, 791–92 (Fla. 2017)); Zuluaga v. Dept. of Corr., 32 So. 3d 674, 676–77 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (“Habeas corpus is not a vehicle for obtaining additional appeals of issues which were raised or should have been raised on direct appeal, or which could have been, should have been, or were raised in post-conviction proceedings.”).

Petition dismissed.

PER CURIAM.

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