CHRISTOPHER L. ORSTAD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA CHRISTOPHER L. ORSTAD, Petitioner, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED. CASE NO. 1D03-0716 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Opinion filed February 24, 2004. Petition Seeking Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction. Christopher L. Orstad, pro se, petitioner. Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Sherri Tolar Rollison, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent. PER CURIAM. The petition is granted and Christopher L. Orstad is hereby granted a belated appeal from judgment and sentence in case numbers 2000-7719-CF-A and 2002-4543CF-A in the Circuit Court for Duval County. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion will be provided to the clerk of the circuit court, to be treated as a notice of appeal. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). The lower tribunal is directed to appoint counsel to represent petitioner in the appeal, if he qualifies for such an appointment. PETITION GRANTED. WEBSTER, LEWIS and HAWKES, JJ., concur. 2

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