Opinion

Bowden v. Singletary

805 So. 2d 812 · District Court of Appeal of Florida · Feb 3, 1999

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805 So.2d 812 (1999) Roy L. BOWDEN, Petitioner, v. Harry K. SINGLETARY, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent. No. 98-2747 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. February 3, 1999. Roy L. Bowden, in proper person. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Terri Leon-Benner, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent. Before NESBITT, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ. PER CURIAM. Roy L. Bowden seeks a writ of habeas corpus. We treat the petition as a petition for belated appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(j) and grant the petition. Bowden was not informed of his right to file a notice of appeal within thirty days of rendition, and he is therefore entitled to a belated appeal. See Williams v. Singletary, 723 So.2d 923 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). Accordingly, we grant the petition. Petition granted.

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“Bowden was not informed of his right to file a notice of appeal within thirty days of rendition, and he is therefore entitled to a belated appeal.”
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