Johnny Lee Williams v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2025-1494 LT Case No. 2000-CF-000323 _____________________________

JOHNNY LEE WILLIAMS,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Johnny Lee Williams, Chipley, pro se.

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

August 28, 2025

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 January 9, 2025 order denying Petitioner’s motion to correct illegal sentence rendered in Case No. 2000-CF- 000323, in the Circuit Court in and for Putnam County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). PETITION GRANTED.

JAY, C.J., and EDWARDS and KILBANE, JJ., concur. ____________________________

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