DARRELL LA VALLE DAVIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DARRELL LAVALLE DAVIS, Petitioner, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED. CASE NO. 1D03-0452 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Opinion filed June 26, 2003. Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction. William Mallory Kent of the Law Offices of William Mallory Kent, Jacksonville, for petitioner. Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and James W. Rogers, Sr. Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Darrell Lavalle Davis seeks a belated appeal of the order rendered on or about August 5, 2002, denying Davis motion for postconviction relief in Duval County Circuit Court case number 96-5225-CF-B. According to Davis, he was not timely served with a copy of the order. In response to an order to show cause, the state has conceded that Davis is entitled to a belated appeal. Accordingly, Davis petition is granted. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk of the circuit court for treatment as a notice of appeal. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). BARFIELD, WOLF and DAVIS, JJ., concur. 2

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