Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Section 1. Belated Praecipe. Where a defendant convicted after a trial or plea of guilty fails to file a timely praecipe, a petition for permission to file a belated praecipe for appeal of the conviction may be filed with the trial court, where: (a) the failure to file a timely praecipe was not due to the fault of the defendant; and (b) the defendant has been diligent in requesting permission to file a belated praecipe under this rule. The trial court shall consider the above factors in ruling on the petition. Any hearing on the granting of a petition for permission to file a belated praecipe shall be conducted according to Section 5, Rule P.C. 1. If the trial court finds grounds, it shall permit the defendant to file the belated praecipe, which praecipe shall be treated for all purposes as if filed within the prescribed period. If the trial court finds no grounds for permitting the filing of a belated praecipe, the defendant may appeal such denial of filing a praecipe within thirty (30) days of said denial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bailey v. State