Case Name: Pedro Rafael PINTO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-08-06
Citations: 737 So. 2d 1239
Docket Number: No. 99-1802
Parties: Pedro Rafael PINTO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 737
Pages: 1239–1240

Head Matter:
Pedro Rafael PINTO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 99-1802.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 6, 1999.
Pedro Rafael Pinto, Bowling Green, Pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.

Opinion:
THOMPSON, J.,
Pedro Rafael Pinto petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus for a belated appeal. He argues that his appellate attorney was ineffective because he filed an Anders brief instead of arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to his departure sentence. Pinto contends he received a 30 year prison sentence instead of a guideline sentence within the recommended range of 47 to 59.2 months. We deny the petition because appellate counsel cannot be ineffective for failing to argue on direct appeal the sentencing error which was not preserved by trial counsel. The denial is without preju dice to allow Pinto to file a Rule 3.850 motion.
COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).