Case Name: Earl George DAVIS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1972-04-12
Citations: 260 So. 2d 547
Docket Number: No. 71-745
Parties: Earl George DAVIS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PIERCE, C. J., and HOBSON and MANN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 260
Pages: 547–548

Head Matter:
Earl George DAVIS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 71-745.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 12, 1972.
Walter R. Talley, Public Defender, and D. Turner Matthews, Asst. Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corees, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appeal dismissed without prejudice to appellant's right to seek relief by habeas corpus pursuant to Baggett v. Wainwright, Fla.1969, 229 So.2d 239. See also Powe v. State, Fla.1968, 216 So.2d 446, and Pratt v. State, Fla.App.2d 1970, 232 So.2d 248.
Prior to seeking delayed appellate review, the appellant should consider that he was adjudicated pursuant to a plea of guilty. All he is now alleging is that he was denied appellate review. Of course, he has a right to appeal but this is a needless expense to the taxpayers if there is no error in the trial court proceeding. If there is any reason why the guilty plea should be set aside, the appellant should consider whether ' he. wants to pursue a fruitless appeal or to file a petition under Rule 3.850, Fla.R.Cr.P., 33 F.S.A., if he alleges that the guilty plea was unlawfully received in the first instance. If the record in the trial court would reveal the propriety of the guilty plea, Davis' appeal would be frivolous.
PIERCE, C. J., and HOBSON and MANN, JJ., concur.