Opinion
No. 1D99-4501
Opinion filed May 17, 2000
Petition for Belated Appeal — Original Jurisdiction.
Jeffery Danté Ramon Webb, pro se, petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and James W. Rogers, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee for respondent.
The petition seeking belated appeal pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(j) is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence rendered October 7, 1998, in Bay County Circuit Court case number 93-623H. The cause is remanded to the trial court with directions to treat this court's mandate as the 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.
BOOTH, ALLEN and BENTON, JJ., concur.