Teal v. State

RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Woodrow Teal petitions this court for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review an order of the circuit court dismissing Teal’s appeal from a criminal traffic conviction. We grant the petition.

Teal’s appeal below proceeded along the tortuous lines we now chart. The notice of appeal was filed by private counsel August 1, 1985. Thereafter, a county judge appointed the public defender to pursue the appeal. Numerous extensions of time limitations were requested and granted to enable the court reporter to prepare a transcript, the last order allowing until September…