Offen v. State

In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Bernard C. Offen, seeks leave to file a belated appeal from an order of the trial court denying his Rule 3.800 motion. While this habeas petition was pending, Of-fen filed an untimely notice of appeal from the order denying post-conviction relief (pending case no. 95-2991). This court deferred consideration of that appeal pending disposition of the instant petition. The state concedes that the writ should be granted because petitioner has demonstrated exceptional circumstances that have rendered the ordinary appellate process…