PURWIN v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 82-1424.

436 So.2d 138 (1983)

Stephen Walter PURWIN, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary of the Department of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Walter Purwin, in pro. per.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for respondent.


COBB, Judge.

The petitioner, Stephen Walter Purwin, seeks a writ of habeas corpus to secure a belated appeal, claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in his original appeal. See Terry v. State, 404 So.2d 1154 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981); Ross v. State, 287 So.2d 372 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973); Wright v. State, 269 So.2d 17 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972...

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