IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
JAMES JOSEPH FOUNTAIN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v. CASE NO. 1D14-0767
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Opinion filed August 5, 2014.
Petition Seeking Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.
James Joseph Fountain, pro se, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition seeking a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence rendered on
June 18, 2012, in Santa Rosa County Circuit Court case numbers 2011-CF-001050 and
2011-CF-001065, is granted. Upon issuance of mandate, a copy of this opinion shall
be furnished to the clerk of the lower tribunal for treatment as a notice of appeal. If
petitioner qualifies for the services of appointed counsel at public expense, the trial
court is directed to appoint counsel to represent him in the appeal authorized by this
opinion.
VAN NORTWICK, CLARK, and SWANSON, JJ., CONCUR.