Navarre v. State, 89-3262

Decision Date08 February 1990
Docket NumberNo. 89-3262,89-3262
Parties15 Fla. L. Weekly D374 William NAVARRE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals

William Navarre, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and James W. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus to secure belated appeal. A show cause order issued and state files a response which shall be construed as a motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss is denied.

Petitioner sought belated appeal alleging his attorney failed to file a notice of appeal although he was instructed to do so. Respondent argues that petitioner's claim is one of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, cognizable only under Rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. A motion pursuant to Rule 3.850 must be made before the trial court where the alleged error occurred. Richardson v. State, 546 So.2d 1037 (Fla.1989); Smith v. State, 400 So.2d 956 (Fla.1981); Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 997 (Fla.1981). Respondent suggests that the petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice to petitioner's right to seek relief under Rule 3.850.

The response shall be construed as a motion to dismiss and denied. The use of a petition for writ of habeas corpus as a means for seeking belated appeal has been authorized by the supreme court. Baggett v. Wainwright, 229 So.2d 239 (Fla.1969); Hollingshead v. Wainwright, 194 So.2d 577 (Fla.1967); State v. Meyer, 430 So.2d 440 (Fla.1983). The cases cited by respondent do not establish that the use of the writ to seek belated appeal has been supplanted by Rule 3.850.

The motion to dismiss is denied. Respondent shall file a response within ten days which addresses the substantive issue of entitlement to belated appeal.

SHIVERS, C.J., and SMITH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.

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  • State v. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First Dist.
    • United States
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • 1 Noviembre 1990
    ...and ordered the state to file a response addressing the "substantive issue of entitlement to belated appeal." Navarre v. State, 556 So.2d 1192, 1193 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). The state now seeks to prohibit the district court of appeal from going forward with the motion for habeas The district c......
  • T.D. v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • 25 Julio 1994
    ...proceeding to seek a belated appeal predicated on ineffective assistance of counsel. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850(h); Navarre v. State, 556 So.2d 1192 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).2 We recognize that the order was designed to be responsive to the allegations of the ...

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