Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedFebruary 27, 2026
Docket5D2026-0155
StatusPublished

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Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2026-0155 LT Case No. 60-2019-CF-1503-A _____________________________

DOUGLAS M. WILLIAMS,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

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. ____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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