Case Name: Allen ROUNDTREE, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-06-06
Citations: 788 So. 2d 347
Docket Number: No. 3D01-1286
Parties: Allen ROUNDTREE, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: Before LEVY, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 788
Pages: 347–348

Head Matter:
Allen ROUNDTREE, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 3D01-1286.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 6, 2001.
Rehearing Denied July 11, 2001.
Allen Roundtree, m proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for respondent.
Before LEVY, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Roundtree's petition for writ of habeas corpus must be denied as he has stated no grounds for a belated appeal. Roundtree's proper course of action would be to seek a writ of mandamus against his former attorney, compelling the attorney to provide the trial and appellate transcripts in his possession. Since the defendant is indigent, these transcripts were provided at public expense and are not the property of his attorney. Consequently, they must be provided to the defendant without copying charges. See Thompson v. Unterberger, 577 So.2d 684 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). A belated appeal can only be granted after Roundtree can assert sufficient grounds for collateral attack upon his conviction.