LEARTIS MCNEIL
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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The Fifth District Court of Appeal granted McNeil's petition for a belated appeal from a trial court order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. The court treated the opinion as notice of appeal from the April 12, 2025 order in the underlying criminal case.
The petition for belated appeal is granted. The appellate opinion shall be treated as notice of appeal from the April 12, 2025 order denying the defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(6)(D).
“The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the April 12, 2025 order denying Defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence rendered in Case No. 05-2011-CF-019206-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Brevard County, Florida.”
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 5D2026-0279 LT Case No. 05-2011-CF-019206-A
LEARTIS MCNEIL,
Petitioner,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Rachael E. Reese, of Rachael Reese, P.A., Tampa, for Petitioner. No Appearance for Respondent.
February 13, 2026
PER CURIAM.
The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the April 12, 2025 order denying Defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence rendered in Case No. 05-2011-CF-019206-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Brevard County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).
PETITION GRANTED.
JAY, C.J., and LAMBERT and MACIVER, 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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