MARIANNE RIVERA vs STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED MARIANNE RIVERA, Petitioner, v. Case No. 5D21-925 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ________________________________/ Opinion filed June 18, 2021 Petition Alleging Ineffectiveness of Appellate Counsel, A Case of Original Jurisdiction. Marianne Rivera, Ocala, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard A. Pallas, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Pursuant to Mann v. State, 264 So. 3d 300 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), and consistent with the State’s concession, we grant the petition and reinstate the direct appeal in Case No. 5D19-1304. Additionally, we relinquish jurisdiction to the trial court for a period of thirty days to consider and rule on Petitioner’s motion for appointment of appellate counsel. PETITION GRANTED; JURISDICTION RELINQUISHED. EVANDER, C.J., SASSO and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur. 2

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