Case Name: Michael PREVATT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-12-07
Citations: 230 So. 3d 634
Docket Number: CASE NO. 1D17-2734
Parties: Michael PREVATT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: RAY, BILBREY, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 230
Pages: 634–635

Head Matter:
Michael PREVATT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
CASE NO. 1D17-2734
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Opinion filed December 7, 2017
Elizabeth J. Johnson of Halscott Mega-ro, P.A., Orlando, for Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner entered a no contest plea to the charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm and tampering with a witness. After sentencing, Petitioner attempted to withdraw his plea but his motion was denied. Petitioner alleges he requested his prior attorney to file a notice of appeal sometime before December 25, 2016. The deadline to file a notice of appeal was December 21, 2016. Because Petitioner's undisputed allegation does not establish that he requested counsel to file a notice of appeal before the deadline, the petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.
RAY, BILBREY, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.