Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of September 14 - 18, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Gibbs - search and seizure
Mueller v. Walmart - supplemental jurisdiction, state law claims
Martin v. Ala DOC - habeas corpus

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Smiley v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Sampson v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Baker v. State - citation dissent
Progressive v. Reinberger - future medical expenses, speculation, directed verdict
Himmelein v. State - 12-person jury
Holdings JJJ v. Rand - arbitration
Gutierrez-Toledo v. State - 12-person jury
Smith v. State - probation revocation
Macchitelli v. Gaffney - appellate jurisdiction, fee sanction without amount
Sussman v. Kangas - duty of candor, disguised settlement
Kohn v. Diedrich - new trial request, common law standard, preservation
Hernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Miller v. State - habeas corpus

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Curry v. State - habitual felony offender, jury
Valdes v. Est of Capetillo - attorney’s fees
Quiet Tech v. Grp E - contract, repudiation
Bonczyk v. Wolfe - pro se filings
Westbrook v. State - postconviction relief
Lai v. Shen - insufficient record
Pino v. State - DUI, traffic stop
Keller v.  Keller - domestic violence, injunction
Leal v. State - certiorari, commitment to DCF

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Bell v. Konidaris - probate, attorney’s fees
Rost v. Textor - FSIPA, misrepresentation
Alexander Marine v. Fubon Ins - forum-selection
Francois v. Executive Towing - statutory lien
Boynton Beach v. Pierre - Public Whistleblower Act, noneconomic damages
Arreguin v. State - sentencing
Lisandrillo v. Palozzi - AI slop

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Misner v. State - postconviction relief
Shaltouki v. MA Ventures - writ of prohibition, jurisdiction

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Berntsen v. Santopietro - stalking injunction
Smith v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Collins v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Pringle v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Wilson v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Crews v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Johnson v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Kafus v. State - probation
Laboy v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Aguilar v. Aguilar - attorneys’ fees, ripeness
Butler v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Rosario v. State - sentencing
Cantrell v. State - prohibition, statute of limitations


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