California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Johnson, F077315 (Cal. App. 2018):
On April 27, 2018, this court issued an order granting the Attorney General leave to file an informal response. The order stated that "[t]he failure to file a response shall be deemed agreement that petitioner should be granted a belated appeal without further proceedings. (People v. Romero (1994) 8 Cal.4th 728.)"
On May 29, 2018, the Attorney General filed an informal response, which stated in pertinent part:
Pursuant to the concession by the Attorney General, it is appropriate to grant petitioner a belated appeal.
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