EARL L. SUTTON, JR.
v.
STATE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2018-07-09
No. 18-1259
Cohen, C.J., Berger, J., Edwards, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2018)

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Holding

A petition for belated appeal may be granted to allow an appellant to pursue an appeal from an order denying post-conviction relief when timely appeal was not filed.


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[1] A petition for belated appeal from an order denying post-conviction relief may be granted under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(6)(D), with the appellate cou…

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Sutton filed a pro se second amended motion for post-conviction relief in a criminal case in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court in Volusia County. The…

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Opinion of the Court
Petition Granted. Cohen

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

EARL LEE SUTTON, JR.,

Petitioner,

v. Case No. 5D18-1259

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. ________________________________/

Opinion filed July 13, 2018

Petition for Belated Appeal A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Earl Lee Sutton, Carrabelle, pro se.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General Tallahassee, and, Marjorie Vincent-Tripp, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the April 17, 2017 order denying Petitioner’s pro se second amended motion for post-conviction relief, filed in Case No. 2009-191-CFAWS in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court in and for Volusia County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

COHEN, C.J., BERGER and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.


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