Case Name: Robert James YOUNG, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-07-06
Citations: 638 So. 2d 634
Docket Number: No. 94-1546
Parties: Robert James YOUNG, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: GUNTHER, WARNER and PARIENTE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 638
Pages: 634–634

Head Matter:
Robert James YOUNG, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 94-1546.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 6, 1994.
Robert James Young, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted. See O'Riorden v. State, 611 So.2d 623 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). In O'Riorden, this court granted a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds of ineffectiveness of counsel where the petitioner's appellate counsel failed to file a timely initial brief resulting in dismissal of his appeal.
As a remedy for the deprivation of his first appeal, the petitioner may file a belated notice of appeal in the circuit court within thirty days of this opinion to reinstitute appellate proceedings which shall thereafter proceed in accordance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
GUNTHER, WARNER and PARIENTE, JJ., concur.