Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2011

Register v. State

Register v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 30, 2011 · Cohen, Jacobus, Sawaya
76 So. 3d 1111; 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 20891; 2011 WL 6843012 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Register v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Jon A. Register, Petitioner, seeks a belated appeal of his judgment and sentence in Osceola County case number 2004-CF-000152, asserting that immediately following sentencing, he requested his attorney, Jose Baez, to file an appeal, but counsel failed to do so. On October 27, 2011, this Court ordered the appointment of a commissioner to conduct an evidentiary hearing and make a finding of fact as to whether Petitioner timely communicated to the trial attorney his desire to appeal the judgment and sentence. The commissioner conducted a hearing; however, he made no findings as to whether Petitioner made a timely request to his counsel to file an appeal. Because the sworn testimony of Petitioner was not refuted, we grant Petitioner’s request for a belated appeal. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the judgment and sentence in case number 2004-CF-000152, in the Circuit Court in and for Osceola County, Florida. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

SAWAYA, COHEN and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.

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