Rivera v. State

Full title: MARIANNE RIVERA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Jun 18, 2021

No. 5D21-925 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jun. 18, 2021)

Opinion

5D21-925

06-18-2021

MARIANNE RIVERA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

Marianne Rivera, Ocala, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard A. Pallas, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

Petition Alleging Ineffectiveness of Appellate Counsel, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Marianne Rivera, Ocala, pro se.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard A. Pallas, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to Mann v. State, 264 So.3d 300 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), and consistent with the State's concession, we grant the petition and reinstate the direct appeal in Case No. 5D19-1304. Additionally, we relinquish jurisdiction to the trial court for a period of thirty days to consider and rule on Petitioner's motion for appointment of appellate counsel.

PETITION GRANTED; JURISDICTION RELINQUISHED.

EVANDER, C.J., SASSO and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.