Allen v. State

746 So.2d 1247 (1999)

Brian ALLEN, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 99-1595.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 29, 1999.

Brian Allen, pro se, petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, James W. Rogers, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Trisha E. Meggs, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.

Brian Allen petitions this court for a belated appeal of a September 1997 judgment and sentence of the Duval County Circuit Court. In support, he alleged in his sworn petition that during the 30 days following his sentencing, he wrote to…