IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
MICHAEL PREVATT, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v. CASE NO. 1D17-2734
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Opinion filed December 7, 2017.
Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.
Elizabeth J. Johnson of Halscott Megaro, P.A., Orlando, for Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner entered a no contest plea to the charges of aggravated battery with
great bodily harm and tampering with a witness. After sentencing, Petitioner attempted
to withdraw his plea but his motion was denied. Petitioner alleges he requested his
prior attorney to file a notice of appeal sometime before December 25, 2016. The
deadline to file a notice of appeal was December 21, 2016. Because Petitioner’s
undisputed allegation does not establish that he requested counsel to file a notice of
appeal before the deadline, the petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.
RAY, BILBREY, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.
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Michael Prevatt v. State of Florida
Combined Opinion