Case Name: John K. POLK, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-10-08
Citations: 884 So. 2d 498
Docket Number: No. 5D04-1861
Parties: John K. POLK, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: PETERSON, PLEUS and MONACO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 884
Pages: 498–499

Head Matter:
John K. POLK, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D04-1861.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 8, 2004.
John K. Polk, Jr., Daytona Beach, pro se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In light of the commissioner's report of findings and recommendation, we grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus for belated appeal because John K. Polk, Jr. was not advised at the time of sentencing that a thirty-day time limit existed within which an appeal must be filed. Bowden v. Singletary, 805 So.2d 812 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).
This opinion shall be filed with the lower court and will be treated as the notice of appeal in Orange County Circuit Case 01-CF-015455-0.
PETERSON, PLEUS and MONACO, JJ., concur.