Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2026-0155
LT Case No. 60-2019-CF-1503-A
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DOUGLAS M. WILLIAMS,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Petition for Belated Appeal.
A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Douglas M. Williams, Chipley, 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 treated as the notice
of appeal from the October 27, 2025 order denying Petitioner’s
petition for writ of habeas corpus rendered in Case No. 60-2019-
CF-1503-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Sumter County, Florida.
See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D).

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PETITION GRANTED.
EISNAUGLE, SOUD, and KILBANE, 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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