RAYMOND D. WHITMORE
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2025-03-21
No. 5D2025-0505
Wallis, J., Harris, J., Pratt, J.
2025 FL 2467 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2025)

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Holding

A petition for belated appeal may be granted to allow review of a trial court's order denying postconviction relief when timely appeal was not filed.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for belated appeal from a trial court's order denying postconviction relief may be granted, and the appellate court's opinion granting the petition shall be tr…

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Facts & Procedural History

Whitmore, proceeding pro se, sought a belated appeal from the trial court's October 24, 2024 order denying his motion for postconviction relief in two…

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Opinion of the Court

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 October 24, 2024 order denying defendant’s motion for postconviction relief rendered in Case Nos. 54-2021-CF-35-A and 54-2021-CF-177-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Putnam County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). PETITION GRANTED.

WALLIS, HARRIS, and PRATT, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and

authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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