Smith v. State

Thomas M. SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 6, 2008.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2008-03-06

Decided 2008-03-06

¶1Thomas M. Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

¶2Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Joshua R. Heller, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

¶3 *1196 PER CURIAM.

¶4The petition is granted and Thomas M. Smith is hereby afforded belated appeal from the order denying postconviction relief dated June 18, 2007, in Bay County case number 97-1507-C. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of the opinion will be provided to the clerk of the circuit court who shall treat it as a notice of appeal. Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D).

¶5PETITION GRANTED.

¶6WEBSTER, BENTON, and POLSTON, JJ., concur.