Opinion
No. 5D00-1228.
Opinion filed June 16, 2000.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Walter William Fredette, Chipley, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
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.
THOMPSON, C.J., PETERSON, and PLEUS, J.J., concur.