Case Name: Allan L. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-12-30
Citations: 889 So. 2d 1011
Docket Number: No. 4D04-3667
Parties: Allan L. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: MONACO and TORPY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 889
Pages: 1011–1011

Head Matter:
Allan L. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D04-3667.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 30, 2004.
Allan L. Williams; Cross City, pro se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie Neilan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
THOMPSON, J.
Petitioner Allan Williams seeks a belated appeal alleging that he requested his trial counsel to file an appeal after sentencing, but that counsel failed to do so. The petition is not under oath as required by Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(3)(F). See Riley v. State, 861 So.2d 1289 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). We deny the petition without prejudice for Williams to file a properly sworn petition.
Petition DENIED without PREJUDICE.
MONACO and TORPY, JJ., concur.