Godwin v. State

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT PRAYTHER GODWIN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2D05-2668 Opinion filed March 29, 2006. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Peter A. Dubensky, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Maureen E. Surber, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard M. Fishkin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Prayther Godwin appeals her convictions for child neglect, petit theft, and giving a false name to an arresting officer. We affirm without prejudice to any right Ms. Godwin may have to file a timely, legally sufficient motion for postconviction relief in the trial court. WHATLEY, CASANUEVA, and WALLACE, JJ., Concur. -2-

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