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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of May 21 - 25, 2018

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Mitrovic - unlawful naturalization, Geneva Convention 
US v. Touset - search & seizure, border search 
Scott v. US - Brady, AEDPA


Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee

In re Std Jury Instr (Capital) - amended instructions 
Fla Bar v. Blackburn - attorney discipline 
Everett v. State - capital case, postconviction relief 
In re Std Jury Instr (Crim) - amended instructions 
Sweet v. State - capital case, postconviction relief 
Schofield v. State - pro se sanctions


First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee

Anderson v. State - aggravated assault, lesser included; certified conflict 
Birch v. State - information, scope; constructive possession 
Miller v. State - blood draw, consent 
Gainey v. Washington Cnty - employment, whistleblower 
Fla Carry v. Thrasher - firearms, university campus; judicial disqualification 
Meeks v. State - circumstantial evidence, robbery 
Compassionate Care v. ACHA - hospice, certificate of need 
Stricklin v. Stricklin - alimony, fees 
Kurtanovic v. Kurtanovic - equitable distribution, alimony 
Johnson v. State - certiorari; sentencing 
Williams v. DOC - whistleblower claim, timeliness 
Johnson v. State - postconviction relief


Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland

State v. Crumbley - vagueness, pain management clinic regulation 
Jenkins v. Goodman - domestic violence injunction, relief 
Leclaire v. State - postconviction relief 
Horgan v. Cosden - trust, interpretation


Third District Court of Appeal – Miami

Bailey v. State - prohibition; Stand Your Ground 
Knight Found v. Urban Phil - charitable trust, interpretation 
Coral Gables v. Blanco - sovereign immunity, appellate jurisdiction


Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach

Cledenord v. State - postconviction relief 
Smith v. State - probation revocation 
Parr v. State - sentencing; impartiality 
Walerowicz v. Armand - medical bills; treating physician expert 
Carefirst v. Recovery Village - personal jurisdiction 
State v. Stouffer -- search and seizure 
Graham v. State - postconviction relief


Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach

Jedak Corp v. Seabreeze - rehearing, show cause 
Johnson v. State - sentencing, time served, costs 
Swanick v. Lorish - probate, gag order 
Nieves v. State Farm - new trial, remittitur, medical expenses 
Bank of NY v. Burgiel - foreclosure, standing 
State v. Snook - driver’s license suspension, habitual; dismissal 
Carson-Grayson v. Grayson - due process, notice, scheduling conference 
Tolliver v. State - ineffective assistance 
Brown v. Sate - postconviction relief 
Joseph v. State - competency 
Moore v. State - habeas corpus 
Guillaume v. State - habeas corpus
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