JOHNNY PRESTON ATKINSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A petition for belated appeal may be granted and treated as notice of appeal from the underlying judgment.
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 5D2026-1808 LT Case No. 54-2024-CF-549-A
JOHNNY PRESTON ATKINSON, Petitioner,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.
Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Jordan Ordway Ackley, Assistant Public Defender, Palatka, for Petitioner.
No Appearance for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
July 2, 2026
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 April 10, 2025 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 54-2024-CF-549-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Putnam County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).
PETITION GRANTED.
MAKAR, SOUD, and KILBANE, JJ., concur.