Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 5D2026-0155

LT Case No. 60-2019-CF-1503-A

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DOUGLAS M. WILLIAMS,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Douglas M. Williams, Chipley, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

February 27, 2026

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and treated as the notice of appeal from the October 27, 2025 order denying Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus rendered in Case No. 60-2019- CF-1503-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Sumter County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

EISNAUGLE, SOUD, and KILBANE, 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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