Vincent v. Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Victim Compensation

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2025-1914

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CHARLES HOWARD VINCENT,

Appellant,

v.

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BUREAU OF VICTIM COMPENSATION,

Appellee.

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On appeal from Office of the Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs. Joseph Spataro, Director.

October 29, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See Raysor v. Raysor, 706 So. 2d 400, 401 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998) (“In order to be timely, a notice of appeal must be filed with the appropriate court within the required time, and merely mailing the notice or having the notice placed in a post office box within the required time period is not sufficient.”); see also Matheny v. Indian River Fire Rescue, 174 So. 3d 1129, 1130 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (“When a deadline is tied to a date of rendition, the extra five days under Rule 2.514(b) do not apply.”)

ROWE, NORDBY, and TANENBAUM, 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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Charles Howard Vincent, pro se, Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Timothy Frizzell, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.