Parrish v. State

After entering a negotiated plea deal in 2013, Petitioner Thomas L. Parrish was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, followed by five years of probation. Pursuant to rule 9.141(c) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Parrish seeks to file a belated appeal challenging his conviction and sentence. We held the petition in abeyance, and appointed a commissioner to conduct an evidentiary hearing in order to determine whether Parrish had made a timely request of his attorney to file an appeal. After conducting the evidentiary hearing on March 24, 2016, at which both Parrish and his…