ERIC DEVON BOATWRIGHT
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-07-17
No. 2026-1676
Wallis, J., Lambert, J., Edwards, J.
2026 FL 9106 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court may grant a petition for belated appeal and designate its opinion as the notice of appeal to the trial court under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure…

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Facts & Procedural History

Boatwright sought a belated appeal from a judgment and sentence rendered on August 7, 2025, in a criminal case in Duval County Circuit Court.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-1676 LT Case No. 16-2024-CF-007438-A

ERIC DEVON BOATWRIGHT, Petitioner,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Charles Cofer, Public Defender, and Elizabeth Hogan Webb, Assistant Public Defender, Jacksonville, for Petitioner.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

July 17, 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 August 7, 2025, judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 16-2024-CF-007438-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

WALLIS, LAMBERT, and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.


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