U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Akel v. USA - postconviction relief
USA v. Spearman - search and seizure
CW v. Smith - Title IX, sex discrimination, football player
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
Parrish v. State - sentencing, appellate jurisdiction, review
Harvey v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Whitton v. State - postconviction relief
In re Fl Prob R - amended rules
Spencer v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Davis v. State - sentencing
Hoyt v. State - sentencing
Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg
Cordell v. State - self-defense, instructions
Leahy v. Eger - malpractice, public defender, summary judgment
Golliner v. Golliner - marital dissolution, alimony, child support, fees
Riverwalk Tower v. Riverwalk Tower Inv - certiorari, discovery, privilege
Harlow v. Tier 1 Pest - arbitration
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Swift Response v. Citizens - assignment, indemnity clause
Oval v. Leal - marital dissolution, equitable distribution
Truquet v. Tabac - punitive damages, insufficient conduct
Antigua v. Antigua - continuing tort
Esquivel v. State - postconviction relief
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
RM & Assoc v. People’s Trust Ins - appellate attorney’s fees, time records
Fla Ins Guaranty v. Hintz - insurer’s guarantor, attorney’s fees
Merrill v. Merrill - marital dissolution, life insurance, cars
Peterson v. State - § 111.065, attorney’s fees, costs
Eubanks v. State - § 790.06(2)(b), concealed firearm, age limit, Second Amendment
Babbs v. State - sentencing
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Fine v. Bobanic - contempt, continuance, disqualification
White v. Evans - negligence, motor vehicle, directed verdict, causation
Billman v. Billman - dissolution; final judgment, inconsistency
DeFreest v. Pridemore - defamation, personal jurisdiction, long-arm statute
Hoffman v. State - Apprendi, retroactivity, harmless error
Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Sasser v. Sasser - prejudgment interest
Tanaka v. State - medical use marijuana
Tarnow v. State - foreign judgment
Fla Peninsula v. SFR Servs - prejudgment interest
Sedona Leaf v. US Bank - foreclosure, standing
Black v. State - sentencing, harmless error
Senatus v. State - mens rea
Bernard v. State - sentencing, harmless error
Lagares v. Lagares - insufficient record
Walker v. State - sentencing
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