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 DAVID W. LAPORTE, Petitioner, v. Case No. 5D22-702 LT Case No. 2021-CF-044639-AX STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ________________________________/ Opinion filed April 8, 2022 Petition for Belated Appeal A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Blaise Trettis, Public Defender, and Michael Mario Pirolo, Chief Assistant Public Defender, Viera, for Petitioner.

No Appearance 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 February 17, 2022 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 2021-CF- 044639-AX, in the Circuit Court in and for Brevard County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

EDWARDS, EISNAUGLE and TRAVER, JJ., concur.