Johnson v. State

Fredrick Johnson seeks a belated appeal of an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. The petition shows that although Johnson made a request to initiate an appeal, his postconviction counsel inadvertently failed to file a timely notice of appeal. The state indicates that in light of the representations by Johnson’s counsel, it has no objection to the granting of a belated appeal in this matter.

We note that although Johnson could have sought this relief by a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court *231pursuant to Williams v. State, 777…