Opinion
No. 1D00-1717.
Opinion filed August 30, 2000.
Petition for Belated Appeal — Original Jurisdiction.
Jack Bahr, Public Defender, and Elton Wm. Killam, Assistant Public Defender, Pensacola, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and James W. Rogers, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.
The petition for belated appeal from judgment and sentence in Santa Rosa County case numbers 99-702 and 99-1098 is granted. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk of the lower tribunal for treatment as a notice of appeal. Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(j)(5)(D).
If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.
KAHN, WEBSTER and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.