Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2000

Coyle v. Walker

Coyle v. Walker
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 13, 2000 · Farmer, Hazouri, Stevenson
767 So. 2d 607; 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 11698; 2000 WL 1283795 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Coyle v. Walker

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

William H. Coyle seeks certiorari review of a circuit court’s order that denied his request for belated appeal of a 1996 county court conviction. Coyle, who was not represented by counsel at the time of his conviction, argued that the trial court did not advise him of his right to appeal.

We grant the petition in part, and remand the case to the circuit court appellate division. See Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(j)(3); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.670; Robinson v. Wainwright, 245 So.2d 867 (Fla. 1971); see also Patterson v. State, 736 So.2d 1270 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). Upon remand the circuit court shall appoint a commissioner to make findings of fact in connection with the “reasonable diligence” component of rule 9.140(j)(3). Thereafter, it shall grant the appropriate relief.

FARMER, STEVENSON and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

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