IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
LEROY A PENNINGTON JR., NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v. CASE NO. 1D17-2571
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Opinion filed September 20, 2017.
Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.
Kevin M. Cobbin, Jacksonville, for Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Jason W. Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney
General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated
appeal from the March 9, 2017, judgment and sentence in Duval County Circuit Court
case number 16-2016-CF-008214-AXXX-MA. Upon issuance of mandate in this
cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk of the circuit court for
treatment as the notice of appeal. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). If petitioner
qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent
petitioner on appeal.
MAKAR, OSTERHAUS, and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.
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