Case Name: Thomas L. PARRISH, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2016-06-29
Citations: 194 So. 3d 573
Docket Number: No. 3D15-1181
Parties: Thomas L. PARRISH, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER and SCALES, JJ. .
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 194
Pages: 573–574

Head Matter:
Thomas L. PARRISH, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 3D15-1181.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 29, 2016.
Thomas L. Parrish, in proper person.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Magaly Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before ROTHENBERG, SALTER and SCALES, JJ. .

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After entering a negotiated plea deal in 2013, Petitioner Thomas L. Parrish was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, followed by five years of probation. Pursuant to rule 9.141(c) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Parrish seeks to file a belated appeal challenging his conviction and sentence. We held the petition in abeyance, and appointed a commissioner to conduct an evidentiary hearing in order to determine whether Parrish had made a timely request of his attorney to file an appeal. After conducting the evidentiary hearing on March 24, 2016, at which both Parrish and his attorney testified, the commissioner entered a written report determining that Parrish had not directed his attorney to file an appeal.
Upon review of the commissioner's report and the transcript of the evidentiary hearing, we deny the petition to file a belated appeal. Vaughn v. State, 888 So.2d 679, 680 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Fla. R. App. P. 9.141 (c)(4)(F)(i).
Petition denied.