Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 26-30, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Schwarzbaum - IRS, penalties
ECB v. Chubb - insurance, policy interpretation, financial institution
Boyd v. DOC - postconviction relief
Eknes-Tucker v. Ala Gov - en banc denial
Bay Point Cap v. Thomas Switch Hldg - bankruptcy, bitcoin mining property, valuation
Jacobs v. JP Morgan Chase - False Claims Act, disclosure bar

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Foster v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R GP&JA - amended rules
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules
In re R Reg Fla Bar - more amended rules
In re Fla R Civ P - amended form
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Addison v. State - sentencing
Eglin Fed CU v. Baird - arbitration
McNally v. Dove Inv - mootness, bankruptcy discharge
Perry v. State - ineffective assistance of appellate counsel
Brooks v. Dixon - habeas corpus

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

No decisions this week

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Gonzalez v. State - probation revocation, written findings
Barnes v. State - collateral crimes evidence, admissibility
Wimblery v. State - postconviction relief
Citizens v. Prol - default, due diligence
Opa-Locka v. Universal Waste Servs - inconsistent jury verdict, preservation
Pawley v.  First Nat’l Bank - probate, venue, service, appellate jurisdiction
Toussaint v. Toussaint - marital home, equitable distribution
First Class Parking Sys v. Bykov - small claims rules, trial
Fojon v. Ascendant  - coverage, policy defense, waiver
Gutierrez v. Gutierrez - dissolution of marriage, transfer of assets, joinder of party
Sanchez v. Sanchez - contempt, confession of error, preservation
Sorhegui v. Park E HOA - intra-circuit transfer, disqualification of judge
Gratz v. 1750 James CA - derivative action, reasonable investigation, evidence
State v. Vinokurov - evidence suppression, motorboat stop, plain view
Wright v. State - habeas corpus, ineffective assistance
Wilson v. State - habeas corpus, barred issues

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Shernoff v. Shernoff - dissolution, contempt
Padilla v. Capital One - quash service, hearing attendance

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Richardson v. State - peremptory challenges, preservation of error
Carroll v. State - Anders appeal, fine, surcharge
Booker v. State - probation revocation, violent offender, § 948.06(8)(e)
Callari v. Citizens Prop Ins - confession of error
Claudio v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

White v. State - revocation of probation
Klick v. State - sentencing, finding of dangerousness
Armstrong v. State - pretrial detention


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