M.C.J., A CHILD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2025-03-21
No. 5D2025-0422
2025 FL 2468 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2025)

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Synopsis

The Fifth District Court of Appeal granted a petition for belated appeal filed by a minor (M.C.J.) against the State of Florida. The court exercised original jurisdiction to permit the late filing of an appeal from a November 21, 2024 judgment and sentence in two consolidated juvenile delinquency cases.


Holding

The petition for belated appeal is granted. The opinion is treated as the notice of appeal from the November 21, 2024 judgment and sentence in both consolidated cases.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court may grant a petition for belated appeal and treat the court's opinion as the notice of appeal when the requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate Proced…

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Key Quotes

“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 November 21, 2024 judgment and sentence rendered in Case Nos. 42-2023-CJ-460-A and 42-2023-CJ-763-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Marion County, Florida.”

The holding that establishes the court's grant of the belated appeal petition and the procedural mechanism for perfecting the appeal.

Facts & Procedural History

M.C.J., a child, was the subject of judgment and sentence entered on November 21, 2024, in the Circuit Court in and for Marion County, Florida, in con…

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Opinion of the Court

March 21, 2025 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 November 21, 2024 judgment and sentence rendered in Case Nos. 42-2023-CJ-460-A and 42-2023- CJ-763-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Marion County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). PETITION GRANTED. WALLIS, JAY, and MACIVER, JJ., concur. ____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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