Clarington v. State

Full title: JERMAINE CLARINGTON, PETITIONER, vs. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 23, 1997

698 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 97-1967

Opinion filed July 23, 1997. Rehearing Denied September 10, 1997

An Appeal under Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(i) from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Fredricka G. Smith, Judge.

Jermaine Clarington, in proper person.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for respondent.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The application for habeas corpus relief to afford a belated appeal from the denial of a motion for 3.850 relief is granted. Upon consideration pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(i), the order in question, dated January 2, 1997, is affirmed on the merits. Clarington v. State, 636 So.2d 860 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994), review denied, 648 So.2d 721 (Fla. 1994); see Ancrum v. State, 681 So.2d 287 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).