MONZON v. SINGLETARY

No. 93-590.

619 So.2d 527 (1993)

Joseph MONZON, Petitioner, v. Harry SINGLETARY, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, etc., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Monzon, in pro. per.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Mark Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We grant Joseph Monzon's petition for writ of habeas corpus. Monzon's petition adequately asserts ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We hold that he has suffered prejudice as a result of deficiencies in the performance of his appellate counsel. Meyer v. Singletary, 610 So.2d 1329 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), and is entitled to the relief he seeks.

Monzon was convicted of second degree murder with a firearm...

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