Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of February 24 - 28, 2020

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Berenguela-Alvarado v. Castanos - Hague Convention
Barrientos v. CoreCivic - TVPA

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Std Jury Instr (Civ) - amended instructions
In re Std Jury Instr (Crim) - amended instructions
In re Std Jury Instr (Crim) - amended instructions
Sweet v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Hobbs v. Hobbs - injunction, changed circumstances
Freeman v. State - Stand Your Ground
Faison v. FCOR - appellate jurisdiction

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

JF & LN v. Royal Olds - breach of contract
Tampa Bay Downs v. DBPR - rule challenge, fees
State v. Brookins - search and seizure
NJO v. State - Miranda
Cray v. State - scrivener's error
Lineberger v. State - sentencing
Hicks v. State - search and seizure
Wagner v. Sticky Holsters - appellate jurisdiction
Residents for Better Comm v. WCI Comm - voluntary dismissal, fees
Bouie v. State - Stand Your Ground
Nathey v. Nathey - equitable distribution
Spector Gadon & Rosen v. Davis - fees, inherent authority
Am Coastal v. Residences at Pelican Isle - insurance appraisal
State v. Spears - sentencing, certified conflict

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

FDIC v. Nationwide - limitations, equitable tolling
Walters v. Beach Club - condominium, nondelegable duties, evidence
Union Carbide v. Font - alternative causation evidence; learned intermediary instruction
State v. Marrero - Stand Your Ground
GEICO v. Beacon Healthcare - PIP, massage therapist, physical therapy
Williams v. Ryta Food - slip and fall, summary judgment
Diaz v. Navajas - specific performance, real property
Cohen v. Cohen - settlement agreement, ambiguity
Gyptec v. Hakim-Daccach - injunction, returning funds
Pernetti v. Pernetti - certiorari, indirect criminal contempt
Sedgwick Claims v. Rodriguez - certiorari, punitive damages
Walker v. Rodriguez - certiorari, punitive damages
Afanasiev v. Alvarez - stay away order, due process, notice
Martin v. State - postconviction relief
Bradshaw v. State - postconviction relief
Slaton v. State - postconviction relief
Fernandez v. State - prohibition, judicial disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Bevans v. State - probation revocation
R.J. Reynolds v. Burgess - concealment, conspiracy
Clark v. Pembroke Pines - inverse condemnation
Rufin v. Borga - sanctions, attorney's fees
Korman v. Stern - service of process
Am Coastal Ins v. Quadomain Condo II - appraisal, evidentiary hearing
Guadagno v. State - prosecution costs
DCF v. FAP - dependency

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Colon v. State - remand; sentencing, 775.082(1)(b)
Lopez v. Hernandez - probate, attorney's fees, lien
Noggle v. State - suppression
Brown v. Norwood - dissolution, alimony, child support
Jamerson v. State - suppression, plea
Jones v. State - ineffective assistance, trial
Smith v. State - Anders, investigative costs
Attride v. Davison - mandamus, appellate record
Scott v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Adams v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Crawford v. State - sentence, jail credit

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