Combs v. State

Full title: GLENNIS DEWAIN COMBS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Feb 1, 2002

804 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

Opinion

No. 5D01-3518

Opinion filed February 1, 2002.

Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Michael V. Giordano, Temple Terrace, for Petitioner.

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 appeal rights were frustrated due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Therefore, we grant the petition for belated appeal and this opinion shall be treated as a notice of appeal.

PETITION GRANTED.

COBB, PETERSON and PALMER, J.J., concur.