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Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 31, 2009 · Hawkes, Van Nortwick Browning
6 So. 3d 97; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2703; 2009 WL 818987 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The order denying the appellant’s motion to file a belated motion for postconviction relief is reversed. The case is remanded for a hearing to determine the validity of the appellant’s claim that counsel failed to file a timely postconviction motion. See Steele v. Kehoe, 747 So.2d 931 (Fla. 1999); Perez v. State, 864 So.2d 1245, 1246 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

REVERSED.

HAWKES, C.J., VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.

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