Owens v. State of Florida - Belated Appeal Granted

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Filed March 6th, 2026

Detected March 7th, 2026

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal granted Anthony P. Owens, Jr.'s petition for a belated appeal in Case No. 5D2025-3932. The court's order will be filed with the trial court and treated as a notice of appeal from a January 24, 2024 judgment and sentence.

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal has granted a petition for belated appeal filed by Anthony P. Owens, Jr. against the State of Florida. The court's order, dated March 6, 2026, directs that it be filed with the trial court and serve as the notice of appeal for a judgment and sentence previously rendered on January 24, 2024, under Case No. 2020-CF-000224-A in the Hernando County Circuit Court.

This decision allows the petitioner to proceed with an appeal that would otherwise have been untimely. For legal professionals and criminal defendants involved in similar situations, this highlights the procedural avenue available for seeking a belated appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(6)(D). No specific compliance actions are required for regulated entities, as this is a judicial decision concerning an individual case.

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Anthony P. Owens, Jr. v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

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Docket Number: 5D2025-3932
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA

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

ANTHONY P. OWENS, JR.,

Petitioner,

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.