CARLTON, Acting Chief Justice:
In 1971 relator Jefferson, an inmate in the State Penitentiary at Raiford, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with the District Court of Appeal, Third District, alleging that in 1961 his public defender had failed to prosecute an appeal which had been requested. The District Court appointed a commissioner to determine the facts. After investigation and inquiry, the commissioner recommended acceptance of a belated appeal.
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