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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 12 - 16, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Brown - excessive force, sentencing
Carvelli v. Ocwen Fin Corp - securities fraud
Lewis v. Union City - ADA

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Bowles v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Smiley v. State - wiretap law, privacy
Wright v. State  - recalcitrant witness, striking testimony
Ansley v. State - collateral crime evidence
Caudle v. State - postconviction relief
Hudson v. State - aiding and abetting murder, evidence
Mackey v. State - second degree murder, evidence
Yacob v. State - postconviction relief
Graham v. State - sentencing, equal protection
Ford Motor CC v. Arwine - debt collection, collateral, disposition
Freeman v. Crochet - lack of transcript
Hotchkiss v. BCBS - FDUTPA
Davis v. State - competency; sentencing
Marshall v. State - postconviction relief
Hollonbeck v. Hollonbeck - § 61.16, fees; timesharing
Harrell v. Ryland Grp - statute of repose, attic ladder
Abruscato v. State - written opinion request, sentencing
Savell v. State - prohibition, best evidence rule

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Barrientos v. State - Miranda
State v. Monroe - Miranda
Pirate’s Treasure v. Dunedin - zoning, declaratory action, torts, standing
Barnett v. State - double jeopardy
Morejon-Medina v. State - ineffective assistance, double jeopardy
Perez v. State - postconviction relief
Rogers v. State - second-tier certiorari, circuit court appeal dismissal

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Fla Retail Fed v. Coral Gables - styrofoam, home rule, preemption
Lopez-Macaya v. State - domestic battery, evidence, preservation of error
Miccosukee Tribe v. Lewis Tein - settlement proposal, good faith
Ryland v. State - postconviction relief
Orban v. Rorrer - civil contempt
Lamoise Grp v. Edgewater S Beach CA - rule 1.540, voidness
Raven v. Roosevelt REO - foreclosure, summary judgment, defenses
Smith v. State - postconviction relief
Pino v. CGH Hosp - fraud on court, sanction
Rosa v. State - sentencing
Hanna v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Logue v. Book - injunction, stalking
In re Kirby - attorney's fees, notice
Lucas v. Hutchinson - vicarious liability, vehicle
Wallace Buick v. Rite Way Auto - personal jurisdiction
Lifetime Guarantee Admin v. Kaminskey - lack of prosecution, notice
Wilson v. Wilson - prenuptial agreement, elective share
Robinson v. State - postconviction relief
Wiley v. State - sentencing, sanctions
Cruz v. State - jail visitor log, public record
Hernandez v. State - calendar call, waiver of appearance

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Marini v. Kellett - paternity, time-sharing
Hubbard v. Berth - dissolution, pension, marital portion
Spence v. State - postconviction relief
Wishinsky v. Choufani - dismissal, constructive fraud, fiduciary duties
Williams v. State - postconviction relief
McKeehan v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
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