Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 19 - 23, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Stahlman - opinion testimony, sentencing
Bowles v. DeSantis - stay of execution, § 1983
US v. Hawkins - opinion testimony
Diverse Power v. LaGrange City - state-action immunity
Pesci v. Budz - § 1983, First Amendment
Bowles v. Fla DOC - stay of execution, habeas corpus
Perez-Sanchez v. US - immigration
Huebner v. Bradshaw - search and seizure, excessive force
In re Bowles - successive habeas petition, stay of execution
Bellitto v. Snipes - NVRA, HAVA

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Hicks v. State - en banc denial, appeal after plea
Marshall v. State - sentencing
Kever v. State - competency
Holmes v. State - second-degree murder, evidence
Roberts v. State - peremptory, scope of cross, lay opinion, past recollection recorded
Moore v. State - jury poll
Bell v. Jacksonville - limitations, relation back
Nolan v. State - detective's identification from video, new trial standard
DOH v. Redner - costs reversal following merits
Lewis v. OPD - mandamus, evidentiary hearing
Brown v. State - Williams rule evidence, challenging counsel's credibility
Schiano v. Hollywood PD - workers' compensation
Neurology Partners PA v. Progressive - second-tier certiorari, scope
Taulbee v. State - sentencing

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Shrader v. State - en banc review, use of; judgment of acquittal standard

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Moxey v. State - probation revocation
Miami v. Santos - injunction, administrative hearing
Proj Dev Ent v. Elka Hldgs - derivative claim, damages
Varela v. Ola CA - non-party discovery, attorney-client privilege
Diogo v. Diogo - Applegate affirmance
Mesa v. Miami-Dade - lack of prosecution, rule 1.540 challenge
McGee v. State - postconviction relief
CDC Cap Inv v. Specialized - Applegate affirmance
Reno v. Hurchalla - probate, trust
DiRusso v. CIT Bank - foreclosure sale
Cazarez v. State - postconviction relief
Aparicio v. Deutsche Bank - foreclosure sale
Real State Golden Inv v. Larrain - prohibition, judicial disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Natal v. State - reckless driving
Brown v. State - sentencing
Hudson v. State - collateral crime; self-defense
Maldonado v. State - search and seizure; GPS monitor
Homeowners Choice v. Mahady - certiorari; discovery; claims files
First Protective Ins v. Ahern - insurance; appraisal; waiver
North Broward Hospital v. Slusher - certiorari; medical negligence; dismissal

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Harris v. State - entrapment
State v. Washington - sentencing, downward departure
Swearingen v. Rio Villa - subject matter jurisdiction
#1 Anytime Bail v. State - remission, bond
Copeland v. State - ineffective assistance
Patel v. Patel - partition, evidentiary hearing
Guan v. Ellingsworth Res. Comm. Assn. - arbitration
Williams v. State - sentencing framework
Sharma v. State - plea, gain time, time to be served
Ford v. State - sentencing
George v. State - postconviction relief
Stewart v. State - sanctions, pro se filings

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