Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Phillips v. State

Phillips v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 29, 1997 · Gunther, Polen, Shahood
701 So. 2d 117; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 12215; 1997 WL 673842 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Phillips v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby granted. Petitioner alleged that she timely requested that counsel file a notice of appeal to challenge an order denying post-conviction relief and that counsel failed to do so. The state agrees that petitioner is entitled to relief. State v. Meyer, 430 So.2d 440 (Fla. 1983).; Latimore v. State, 696 So.2d 1290 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997) (citing Gunn v. State, 612 So.2d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)).

As provided by Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(j)(5)(D)(1997), this Court’s opinion and mandate shall be filed with the lower tribunal and treated as the notice of appeal.

GUNTHER, POLEN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

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