Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 8 - 12, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Jackson v. Jones - Georgia elections, fundraising caps, First Amendment challenge
iCare Child v. Cicero-Brown - injunction, due process, program participation
USA v. Morilla - sentencing
Johnson v. Jacksonville - confederate monument challenge, standing
USA v. Crespo - witness tampering, search and seizure, evidence, defenses
USA v. Lebarron - sentencing, death-result penalty
Senatus v. US Att’y Gen - immigration

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Perlmutter v. Fed Ins - punitive damages
Woodbury v. DOC - capital case, postconviction relief
Fla Bar v. Chesebro - attorney discipline
In re Fla R App P - amended rules
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Koren v. Kissimmee - workers’ compensation
Mercado v. DOR - property appraisal, valuation review
Goodson v. State - postconviction relief
Fraser v. State - sentencing
FWCC v. Kaiser Consulting - sovereign immunity, inverse condemnation
Williams v. State - double jeopardy
Ehiabor v. Ehiabor - temporary alimony, fees
Kirkland v. State - sentence review, legality
Baker v. State - postconviction relief

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Lee v. State - probation violation
Shannon v. State - postconviction relief
Cadet v. State - Uber driver, blue light in vehicle, crime
Emilione v. Runion Hldgs - lis pendens, fees

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

BM v. State - fundamental error
Hernandez v. State - peremptory challenge
Diaz v. RAM Invs - attorneys’ fees
Quiroga v. State - prosecutorial jurisdiction
Muoio v. Safinya - insufficient record
Kelly v. State - postconviction relief
Sasha Invs v. Staghorn Dev - judgment creditor, discovery
White v. DOR - child support
Baker v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Healthy Food v. Amguard Ins - bad faith
Azulay v. Azulay - dissolution, marital home
Carner v. Singer - lis pendens, alimony
Gonzalez v. State - postconviction relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Brillium v. Oles-Dugre - summary judgment, replevin, § 733.702(1)
Conchiglia v. Conchiglia - dissolution, equitable distribution, dissipated asset
Davila v. State - criminal record, seal, specific reasons

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

State v. Triplett - self-defense, immunity
State v. Wesley - self-defense, immunity
Parker v. Hotel Lake Placid - duty, open and obvious
Young v. JHZ Holdings - standing
Gibson v. Daniels - settlement, enforcement
Santos v. State - lewd lascivious, evidence
Zuraff v. State - sentencing


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