John Jay Lacey v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D19-2062 _____________________________

JOHN JAY LACEY,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal—Original Jurisdiction.

August 29, 2019

PER CURIAM.

Because Petitioner filed his amended petition for a belated, direct appeal more than four years after his 2014 conviction and sentence became final, the amended petition is hereby dismissed as untimely. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5) (“In no case shall a petition for belated appeal be filed more than 4 years after the expiration of time for filing the notice of appeal.”).

DISMISSED.

ROBERTS, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

John Jay Lacey, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.