Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of December 2 - 6, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Amezcua-Preciado v. US – immigration

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fl Fam Law R Pro - amended forms
State v. Ivey - voir dire, preserving challenges
Jordan v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R Civ Pro - amended rules
In re Fam L Forms - amended forms
Baysen v. State - pro se sanctions
In re Fla Std Jury Instr (Civ) - amended instructions

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Newcome v. State - postconviction relief
McDuffey v. State - sentencing
Mosley v. State - rule 3.853, DNA testing
Rentz v. State - plea withdrawal
West v. State - direct criminal contempt
Grace v. State - postconviction relief
DBPR v. Fla Horsemen’s - non-final agency action, irreparable harm
Fla Horsemen’s v. DBPR - non-final agency action, irreparable harm
Le v. Colonial Freight - nondelegable duty
Crosier v. Crosier - Applegate affirmance
Spencer v. Deutsche Bank - appellate jurisdiction, timely appeal
Williams v. State - eyewitness identification instruction
Lynn v. State - postconviction relief

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

JK v. State - burglary
Chipman v. State - sentencing, jurisdiction
Robinson v. Nationstar - foreclosure, standing, rehearing
Herrera v. State - probation revocation
Richard v. Asset Mgmt - foreclosure, debt amount

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Coral Gables v. Garcia - appellate jurisdiction, standing; relation back, nonclaim statute; intervention
Walters v. AHCA - probate, homestead, certified question
US Bank v. Stokes - foreclosure
Michel v. State - probation revocation
295 Collins v. PSB Collins - breach of contract, specific performance
Tanis v. HSBC - foreclosure sale
Conrad FLB Mgmt v. Diamond Blue - promissory notes
McDade v. State - postconviction relief
Andreas Stihl v. Villata - personal jurisdiction
Bluebone Dev v. Malibu Bay - foreclosure sale, due process
Miami-Dade v. Morejon - certiorari, unretained expert
Jackson v. State - pro se sanctions

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Jones v. State – sentencing
White v. State – sentencing
Velazquez v. State – probation; appellate jurisdiction
Barberian v. State – sentencing

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

US Bank v. Leigh – foreclosure, default letter
RJ Reynolds v. Brown – affirmance, cross appeal dismissal  
Jones v. State – postconviction relief
Gabriel v. State – certified conflict, certified question; sentence
State v. RLS – competency, independent determination
Austin v. State – postconviction relief
Kitchen v. State – postconviction relief
Simmons v. State – Anders; written sentence, oral pronouncement
Manning v. State – Spencer warning, pro se
Smith v. State – Anders; probation, written order
Franklin v. State – postconviction relief

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