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Roach v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 6, 1972
268 So. 2d 580 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

Opinion

No. 71-974.

November 2, 1972. Rehearing Denied December 6, 1972.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus; full appellate review; Court of Record for Broward County; James A. McCauley, Judge.

Bruce M. Lyons, of DiGiulian, Spellacy Bernstein, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nelson E. Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


Petitioner's original direct appeal from a judgment and sentence imposed upon conviction of arson in the second degree and throwing or placing a destructive device in a building was frustrated by an untimely filed notice of appeal by court appointed counsel.

We now grant petitioner a belated review of the judgment and sentence equivalent to a direct appeal by means of this habeas corpus proceeding. Henninger v. State, Fla. 1970, 230 So.2d 149.

We have heard and considered oral argument of counsel for the respective parties, examined the briefs and record, and conclude that petitioner has failed to demonstrate reversible error. Accordingly, the judgment and sentence is affirmed and habeas corpus denied.

Habeas corpus denied.

CROSS, OWEN and MAGER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Roach v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 6, 1972
268 So. 2d 580 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)
Case details for

Roach v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOHN LEE ROACH, PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 6, 1972

Citations

268 So. 2d 580 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

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