Cassamassima v. State

Full title: PHILIP CASSAMASSIMA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 6, 2001

787 So. 2d 979 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 5D01-1442

Opinion filed July 6, 2001

Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Philip Cassamassima, Lake Butler, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this petition for belated appeal, the undisputed factual allegations show that petitioner's right to appeal was frustrated due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Therefore, we grant the petition for belated appeal and appeal 5D00-3303 is reinstated in this court.

PETITION GRANTED.

SHARP, W., PETERSON and ORFINGER, R. B., JJ., concur.