MATTHEW JUSTIN GILCHRIST
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A petition for belated appeal may be granted and the appellate opinion itself may serve as the notice of appeal.
[1] An appellate court opinion granting a petition for belated appeal may be treated as the notice of appeal when filed with the trial court, in accordance with Florida Rules…
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 5D2026-0689 LT Case No. 16-2021-CF-260-A
MATTHEW JUSTIN GILCHRIST, Petitioner,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.
Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Matthew Justin Gilchrist, Seminole, pro se. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Brian A. Hofer, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
June 19, 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 January 24, 2026 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 16-2021-CF-260-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).
PETITION GRANTED.
MAKAR, LAMBERT, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.