William Shelton v. State
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
JULY TERM 2006
WILLIAM L. SHELTON,
Petitioner,
v.
CASE NO. 5D06-2619
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Opinion filed September 15, 2006
Petition for Belated Appeal,
A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
William L. Shelton, Jasper, pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.
LAWSON, J.
William L. Shelton petitions for a belated appeal, alleging that no one ever
advised him of his right to appeal the judgment and sentence in lower court case no. 0232550-CFAES.1 We take judicial notice of our own records in case no. 05-293, an
appeal that Shelton filed challenging the trial court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief from the same convictions. See Shelton v. State, 895 So. 2d 430 (Fla.
5th DCA 2005) (table). That record contains a transcript of the plea colloquy between
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In this case, Shelton pled guilty to DUI involving serious bodily injuries and
leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury. He was sentenced to
five years in state prison on the first charge, and a consecutive two -year prison term on
the second charge.
Shelton and the trial judge, in which the trial judge very clearly informed Shelton that: "If
you'd like to appeal your sentence you must do so within 30 days of today by filing a
written notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Court. If you can't afford an attorney to
assist you with that, the Court will appoint someone for you if you'll apply in writing."
Given this record, it is clear that the allegations of Shelton's current petition are
false, and that his petition is therefore frivolous. As such, we deny the petition and
direct the Clerk to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the appropriate institution for
consideration of disciplinary procedures. See ยง 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2005); Simpkins
v. State , 909 So. 2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).
PETITION DENIED; CERTIFIED OPINION FORWARDED to Department of
Corrections.
GRIFFIN and PALMER, JJ., concur.
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