Will Oscar Edwards, Jr. v. State of Florida

FIFTH D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2025-3383
LT Case No. 05-1989-CF-18631-A
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W ILL OSCAR E DWARDS, JR .,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA ,
Respondent.
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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
P ER C URIAM.
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).

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PETITION GRANTED.
JAY , C.J., and W ALLIS and B OATWRIGHT , 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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