Florida Appeals Court Decisions

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Tate v. Ga Diag & Class Prison - next friend habeas corpus

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule, pretrial motions
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules, various
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rule, signing discovery
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules, various
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules, death evidence
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules, various
In re Fla R App P - amended rule, fees

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Jewell v. State - murder, unattended child in vehicle
Litai Assets v. DFS - administrative subpoenas, DFS authority
Weber v. State - sentencing
Chinchar v. State - sentencing
Zakarian v. DBPR - license revocation

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Bass v. State - 12-person jury
Gerow v. Schrock - stalking injunction
Wolfe v. Martinez - prohibition, repeat violence injunction

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Hunt v. State - restitution, hearsay
Feijoo v. Progressive - EUO, prejudice
Sorensen v. Citizens - preservation, rehearing, appraisal
Mercado v. State  - search, inevitability
B.M. v. Miami Dade Cnty Sch Bd - zero-tolerance policy, exceptions
Rosado v. Am Storm - pleading, amendments
Taw v. State - probation revocation, impermissible considerations
State v. Hernandez - sex offender registration requirement, remove
Carson v. InteRebar - economic duress, set-off
Johnson v. State - ineffective assistance, prior felon, stipulation
Lebarr v. State - postconviction relief
Olivo v. State - sentence, impermissible considerations
Berrouet v. NM Auction - certiorari, striking expert witnesses, late disclosure
Cabrera v. Cabrera - certiorari, CME
Santos v. Western Funding - dismissal, lack of prosecution, due diligence
Doe v. Doe - certiorari, deposition

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Zoldan v. Entrada - conversion, real property
Benedetto v. Exp Realty - punitive damages, amendment, intentional misconduct
North Palm Motors v. Custom Fleet - trade secrets, damages, attorney’s fees
Fla Ins Guaranty v. Restore All - default judgment, rule 1.500, attorney appearance
Nat’l Ins USA v. MAPP Digital - attorney’s fees, costs, offer of judgment, § 57.105(7)
Goshay v. State - search and seizure, traffic stop, textualism, context
Baron v. Baron - marital dissolution, due process, trial length
Louis v. State - criminal prosecution, “superstition,” lay witness testimony
Lugo v. State - sentencing
Mohammed v. Ali - parenting plan, medical treatment for child, delegating authority
Baker Donaldson v. Bedeschi America - legal malpractice, personal jurisdiction
Jimenez v. Jimenez - termination of timesharing, due process

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Holliday v. State - seizure, suspect, 911 call, description
Ganga v. State - concession of error; due process, resentencing, murder, battery
Long and Scott Farms v. Lake Jem Farms - amended pleading, superseding
Florio v. FIGA - homeowners’ insurance, FIGA statutory cap, directed verdict
Finley v. State - Anders appeal, corrected judgment
TR v. DCF - Spencer bar, pro se
AC v. State - indirect criminal contempt, clear and precise order

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Letteri v. Safepoint - confession of judgment
Wilson v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Abreu v. State - probable cause
Jackson v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Desir v. BMO Harris Bank - preservation
Progressive v. Holms - interlocutory appeal
Patterson v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Lawrence v. Rockridge - timeliness, certiorari jurisdiction
DCF v. MV - custody

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