WILL OSCAR EDWARDS, JR.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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The court granted Edwards' petition for belated appeal and treated the opinion as notice of appeal from an August 8, 2025 order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence.
The petition for belated appeal is granted, and the appellate opinion is treated as the notice of appeal from the August 8, 2025 order denying the motion to correct illegal sentence.
“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 August 8, 2025 order denying Defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence”
The court's holding that it is granting the petition for belated appeal and treating its opinion as formal notice of appeal.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceEdwards was the defendant in a criminal case (Case No. 05-1989-CF-18631-A) in Brevard County Circuit Court. On August 8, 2025, the trial court denied …
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 5D2025-3383 LT Case No. 05-1989-CF-18631-A
WILL OSCAR EDWARDS, JR.,
Petitioner,
v. STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Will Oscar Edwards, Jr., Crawfordville, 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 be treated as the notice of appeal from the August 8, 2025 order denying Defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence rendered in Case No. 05-1989-CF-18631-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 WALLIS and BOATWRIGHT, 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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