JOHN D. SOUTER, JR.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-07-21
No. 2025-3591
Rada, J., Makar, J., Wallis, J., MacIver, J.
2026 FL 9161 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's decision in the post-conviction relief proceeding was affirmed.


Facts & Procedural History

John D. Souter, Jr. appealed from a decision in a post-conviction relief matter in Lake County Circuit Court. The case originated from a 1993 criminal…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-3591 LT Case Nos. 1993-CF-000872-A

JOHN D. SOUTER, JR., Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County. Cary Frank Rada, Judge.

John D. Souter, Jr., Raiford, pro se.

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

July 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026).

MAKAR, WALLIS, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.


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