Carmelo Cruz v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 5D2024-0789

LT Case No. 2022-102185-CFDL

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CARMELO CRUZ, Appellant, v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County. Dawn D. Nichols, Judge.

Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Carmelo Cruz, Bowling Green, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marissa V. Giles, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

April 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, LAMBERT, and EISNAUGLE, 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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