Opinion
No. 1D09-0184.
August 12, 2009.
Petition for Belated Appeal — Original Jurisdiction.
James L. Murphy, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General; Giselle Denise Lylen and Brooke Poland, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
The petition is granted and James L. Murphy is hereby afforded a belated appeal of the June 21, 2007, order denying motion for postconviction relief in case number 99-02-CF in the Circuit Court for Taylor County. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion will be provided to the clerk of the circuit court, with directions that it be treated as a notice of appeal. Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). The circuit court is directed to appoint counsel to represent petitioner in the appeal if he qualifies for such an appointment.
PETITION GRANTED.
KAHN, BENTON, and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.