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Zakariya Daud Clarke v. State of Florida — Postconviction Appeal Affirmed

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The Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed a Rule 3.850 postconviction order from the Circuit Court for Clay County, Case No. 5D2025-0067. The appellant, Zakariya Daud Clarke, appeared pro se. The judgment was affirmed with no published opinion; no substantive legal holdings were issued.

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The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's Rule 3.850 postconviction ruling without issuing a published opinion. PER CURIAM disposition with Wallis, Edwards, and Harris, JJ. concurring. No substantive legal analysis or precedential holdings appear in the available text.

For practitioners and defendants considering Rule 3.850 postconviction motions in Florida's Fifth District, this disposition signals that the lower court's ruling survived appellate review without alteration. Pro se filers should note the court's routine treatment of this matter, underscoring the importance of preserving all timely and authorized motions under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331 before a disposition becomes final.

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Zakariya Daud Clarke v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Disposition

Affirmed

Combined Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA


Case No. 5D2025-0067
LT Case No. 2020-CF-001720-A


ZAKARIYA DAUD CLARKE,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.


3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County.
Steven B. Whittington, Judge.

Zakariya Daud Clarke, Green Cove Springs, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate,
Bureau Chief, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for
Appellee.

April 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, EDWARDS, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.


Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.


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FL District
Filed
April 21st, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
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Judicial
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Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Docket
5D2025-0067

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Criminal defendants
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9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
Criminal appeals Postconviction motions
Geographic scope
Florida US-FL

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Criminal Justice
Operational domain
Legal

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