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SWORD v. STATE

No. 98-2586.

745 So.2d 537 (1999)

David SWORD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Sword, pro se, petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Trisha E. Meggs, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Contending that his trial counsel failed to honor his request to initiate an appeal, David Sword petitions this court for a belated appeal. Upon the state's showing that Sword's trial counsel denied that any request for an appeal was made, jurisdiction was relinquished to the circuit court with instructions to appoint a special master to conduct an evidentiary hearing. The special master concludes in his thorough and well-reasoned report that Sword did...

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