SAWAYA, J.
Hector Rivera entered a plea and was sentenced on July 15, 2001. He did not file a direct appeal. Now, in his sworn petition for belated appeal, Rivera alleges that when the trial judge informed him of his right to appeal, he immediately requested his attorney to "file the necessary appeal notice." He states, under oath, that he "has just recently discovered that counsel never timely filed his notice of appeal." Our records establish, however, that Rivera...
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