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799 So. 2d 1091

Sadler v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 26, 2001

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2001-10-26

Relies on 747 So. 2d 931 - Steele v. Kehoe

Decided 2001-10-26

THREADGILL, Judge.

¶1Sam Sadler appeals the trial court’s summary denial of his motion for postcon-viction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We treat Sadler’s motion as a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking leave to file a belated postconviction motion and reverse. On remand the trial court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Sadler retained counsel to timely file a rule 3.850 motion and whether counsel failed to timely file such a motion. See Steele v. Kehoe, 747 So.2d 931 (Fla.1999).

¶2Reversed and remanded.

BLUE, C.J., and DAVIS, J., Concur.
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