COTTO-MARCANO v. State

Orlando Cotto-Marcano seeks a belated appeal pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141. However, nowhere in the instant petition does Cotto-Marcano allege that he timely requested that his trial counsel appeal and trial counsel failed to do so as required by rule 9.141(c)(3)(F).

Additionally, the petition was not sworn to as required by Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(3)(F). An affirmation that the statements made in the petition are “true and correct to the best of my knowledge” is not an adequate oath. See Moore v. State, 910 So.2d 947 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

Therefore,…