WILLIE WATTS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Fla. 5th DCA | 2023-07-14
No. 2023-1528
Edwards, C.J., Harris, J., Pratt, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2023)

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Holding

A petition for belated appeal may be granted and the appellate opinion itself may serve as notice of appeal from the underlying trial court order.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for belated appeal may be granted, with the appellate court's opinion serving as notice of appeal from the underlying trial court order, pursuant to Florida Ru…

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Facts & Procedural History

Willie Watts, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in Volusia County that was denied by the trial court on September 15, 2022…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED WILLIE WATTS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 5D23-1528 LT Case No. 2022-31007-CICI STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondents. ________________________________/ Opinion filed July 14, 2023 Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction. Willie Watts, Daytona Beach, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General Tallahassee, and, Caitlin Wilcox, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent, Department of Corrections. No Appearance for Other Respondent. PER CURIAM. The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the September 15, 2022 order denying petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in

2 Case No. 2022-31007-CICI, Volusia County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). PETITION GRANTED. EDWARDS, C.J., HARRIS and PRATT, JJ., concur.


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