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GERVASONI v. STATE

No. 5D00-1544.

766 So.2d 478 (2000)

Gerald GERVASONI, Petitioner, v. STATE OF Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Gervasoni, Raiford, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

GRIFFIN, J.

Petitioner, Gerald Gervasoni ["Gervasoni"], seeks a writ of habeas corpus for belated appeal, claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. He was convicted of second-degree murder and was sentenced as a habitual felony offender to life in prison. The murder was committed in 1986; therefore, the law in effect in 1986 applies, even though Gervasoni absconded and was not charged until 1996. See State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613...

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