Legal Opinion

Donovan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 22, 2000No. 5D00-905PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

773 So.2d 1264 (2000)

Michael DONOVAN, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 5D00-905.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 22, 2000.

Keith F. Szachacz and Kepler B. Funk, of Funk & Szachacz, P.A., Melbourne, for Petitioner.

No Appearance for Respondent.

2Per curiam

Michael Donovan petitions for a writ of habeas corpus claiming he is entitled to a belated appeal of an order denying his Rule 3.850 motion to vacate plea and sentence because his attorney was late filing his appeal. We grant Donovan a belated appeal and affirm his case on the merits.

Donovan was charged in 1994 with…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. FoxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Benitez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. LaMonica v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Cella v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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