Legal Opinion

Orr v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 29, 1996No. 96-1101Published

1Opinion of the Court

GREEN, Judge.

This is a pro se appeal from an order summarily denying a motion for post conviction relief pursuant to Rule 3.850, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure. The appellant seeks a belated appeal and the appointment of appellate counsel based upon the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel where his trial attorney failed to timely perfect an appeal of appellant’s conviction and sentence after a jury trial. We reverse and grant the relief requested.

On the face of his motion, appellant avers under oath that he was assured by his trial counsel that an appeal would be taken. He…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Viqueira v. RothDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  4. Kelley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  5. Iglesias v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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