Opinion
No. 5D00-1115.
Opinion filed June 9, 2000.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, a Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Graham N. Ratliff, Orlando, 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., SHARP, W., and PETERSON, JJ., concur.