Case Name: Willie Bud REED, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-10-30
Citations: 829 So. 2d 965
Docket Number: No. 4D02-2501
Parties: Willie Bud REED, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KLEIN, TAYLOR and MAY, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 829
Pages: 965–966

Head Matter:
Willie Bud REED, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D02-2501.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 30, 2002.
Willie Bud Reed, Jr., Miami, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Monique E. LTtalien, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse in part the trial court's order denying Willie Bud Reed Jr.'s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Reed alleged a legally sufficient claim requesting permis sion to file a belated motion for postconviction relief. On remand the trial court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether appellant retained counsel to timely file a rule 3.850 motion and whether counsel failed to timely file such a motion. See Medrano v. State, 748 So.2d 986 (Fla.1999); Steele v. Kehoe, 747 So.2d 931 (Fla.1999); Krasnick v. State, 780 So.2d 1045 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).
KLEIN, TAYLOR and MAY, JJ" concur.