Case Name: Marcus L. COUNTS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-03-20
Citations: 976 So. 2d 1191
Docket Number: No. 5D07-4215
Parties: Marcus L. COUNTS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: GRIFFIN, SAWAYA and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 976
Pages: 1191–1191

Head Matter:
Marcus L. COUNTS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D07-4215.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 20, 2008.
Marcus L. Counts, Carrabelle, pro se.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The petitioner, Marcus L. Counts, seeks a belated appeal, stating that he requested an appeal immediately after sentencing but no appeal was ever filed. Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(3)(F) requires the petitioner to assert the specific facts that constitute a basis for entitlement to belated appeal. The instant petition for belated appeal does not contain an oath that the statements are true. Therefore, the petition is dismissed without prejudice for refiling with a proper oath. See Fuller v. State, 878 So.2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).
DISMISSED.
GRIFFIN, SAWAYA and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.