EDWARD BUCKHANON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-05-29
No. 2026-1214
Jay, C.J., Lambert, J., Soud, J.
2026 FL 6483 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

A petition for belated appeal may be granted and treated as notice of appeal when timely filed under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(6)(D).


Facts & Procedural History

Edward Buckhanon, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for belated appeal from a judgment and sentence rendered on February 10, 2026 in the Circuit Cou…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-1214 LT Case No. 16-2024-CF-2985-A

EDWARD BUCKHANON, Petitioner,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Edward Buckhanon, Quincy, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Ryan Roy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

May 29, 2026

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 February 10, 2026 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 16-2024-CF-2985-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

JAY, C.J., and LAMBERT and SOUD, JJ., concur.


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