PINTO v. STATE

No. 99-1802.

737 So.2d 1239 (1999)

Pedro Rafael PINTO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pedro Rafael Pinto, Bowling Green, Pro se.

No Appearance for Respondent.


THOMPSON, J.,

Pedro Rafael Pinto petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus for a belated appeal. He argues that his appellate attorney was ineffective because he filed an Anders1 brief instead of arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to his departure sentence. Pinto contends he received a 30 year prison sentence instead of a guideline sentence within the recommended range of 47 to 59.2 months...

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