P.M.W. v. STATE

No. 96-1564.

678 So.2d 484 (1996)

P.M.W., a Child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Trimble of Robert J. Trimble, P.A., Orlando, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Steven J. Guardiano, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


ANTOON, Judge.

In this delinquency case, P.M.W. petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus seeking a belated appeal because his appellate counsel failed to file an initial brief. We grant the petition, reinstate the appeal, and authorize new counsel thirty (30) days to file an initial brief.

On August 15, 1994, P.M.W.'s prior counsel filed a timely notice of appeal. On December 9, 1994, he filed an untimely motion to extend the time for filing...

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