ANTHONY P. OWENS, JR.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-03-06
No. 2025-3932
2026 FL 2458 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Synopsis

This is a petition for belated appeal in which Anthony P. Owens, Jr. seeks to appeal a criminal judgment from 2024. The Fifth District Court of Appeal granted the petition, permitting Owens to pursue his appeal of the trial court's January 24, 2024 judgment and sentence.


Holding

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Owens is permitted to pursue an appeal of the January 24, 2024 judgment and sentence from the trial court.


Key Quotes

“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 January 24, 2024 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 2020-CF-000224-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Hernando County, Florida.”

The court's disposition granting Owens' petition and authorizing him to appeal the trial court's judgment and sentence.

Facts & Procedural History

Anthony P. Owens, Jr. was convicted in Case No. 2020-CF-000224-A in the Circuit Court in and for Hernando County, Florida. The trial court rendered ju…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-3932 LT Case No. 2020-CF-000224-A

ANTHONY P. OWENS, JR.,

Petitioner,

v. STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Anthony P. Owens, Jr., Panama City, pro se.

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

March 6, 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 January 24, 2024 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 2020-CF-000224-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Hernando County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

PETITION GRANTED.

JAY, C.J., and BOATWRIGHT 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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