Case Name: Hugo John RUNGO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-06-19
Citations: 712 So. 2d 1201
Docket Number: No. 98-1109
Parties: Hugo John RUNGO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: GRIFFIN, C.J., and THOMPSON and ANTOON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 712
Pages: 1201–1201

Head Matter:
Hugo John RUNGO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 98-1109.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 19, 1998.
Rehearing Denied July 23, 1998.
Hugo John Rungo, Bowling Green, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jennifer Meek, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner, Hugo John Rungo, seeks a belated appeal, alleging that at his sentencing hearing "he told his court-appointed attorney to pursue an appeal on his behalf," but the court-appointed attorney failed to do so. We grant the petition. See Bouchette v. State, 711 So.2d 134 (Fla. 5th DCA, 1998); see also Denson v. State, 710 So.2d 144 (Fla. 5th DCA, 1998). Petitioner shall file a notice of appeal within thirty days.
PETITION GRANTED.
GRIFFIN, C.J., and THOMPSON and ANTOON, JJ., concur.