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Nolan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 31, 1997
700 So. 2d 808 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 97-1223.

Opinion filed October 31, 1997.

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Terry J. Nolan, Sanderson, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jennifer Meek, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


Petitioner, Terry J. Nolan, seeks a writ of habeas corpus to secure a belated appeal. The petitioner's original appeal was dismissed as untimely filed. The trial court, sitting as a Commissioner of this court, see Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140, found that the petitioner timely communicated his request for appeal to his counsel. Because the dismissal of the appeal was attributable to counsel, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted to permit a belated appeal. Consistent herewith, appeal number 96-2565 is reinstated in this court, which shall be timely prosecuted in accordance with the appellate rules.

WRIT GRANTED, BELATED APPEAL AUTHORIZED.

COBB, SHARP, W., and HARRIS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Nolan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 31, 1997
700 So. 2d 808 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

Nolan v. State

Case Details

Full title:TERRY J. NOLAN PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Oct 31, 1997

Citations

700 So. 2d 808 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

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