Case Name: Graham N. RATLIFF, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-06-09
Citations: 759 So. 2d 747
Docket Number: No. 5D00-1115
Parties: Graham N. RATLIFF, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: THOMPSON, C.J., W. SHARP, and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 759
Pages: 747–748

Head Matter:
Graham N. RATLIFF, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D00-1115.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 9, 2000.
Graham N. Ratliff, Orlando, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this petition for belated appeal, the undisputed factual allegations show that petitioner's appeal rights were frustrated due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Therefore, we grant the petition for belated appeal and this opinion shall be treated as a notice of appeal.
PETITION GRANTED.
THOMPSON, C.J., W. SHARP, and PETERSON, JJ., concur.