Background
Mario Arevalo-Rodriguez, proceeding without counsel, filed a petition for belated appeal against the State of Florida in an original proceeding before the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
The court’s brief opinion does not identify the underlying judgment, describe the grounds asserted in the petition, or discuss the State’s response.
The Court’s Holding
The First District dismissed Arevalo-Rodriguez’s petition for belated appeal.
The per curiam opinion provides no reasoning or legal analysis explaining the dismissal. Judges Rowe, Ray, and Winokur concurred.
Key Takeaways
- The court dismissed the petition for belated appeal.
- The decision arose from an original appellate proceeding.
- The opinion does not state the factual or legal basis for dismissal.
Why It Matters
The disposition ends this proceeding without granting Arevalo-Rodriguez a belated appeal. Because the court supplied no reasoning, the opinion offers no stated rule or analysis for application in other cases.