Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of November 4 - 8, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Hunter v. City of Leeds - § 1983, excessive force, qualified immunity
Holland v. Fla DOC - habeas corpus, subject matter jurisdiction
Center for Bio Diversity v. US Army Corps of Eng - APA, NEPA, ESA
Carruth v. Bentley - § 1983, qualified immunity
In re Wright - sentencing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Fla Bar v. Schwartz - attorney discipline
Brant v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Bell v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Parenting Coord's - amended rules
In re Fla R Jud Admin - amended rules
In re Fla R App P - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Reager v. State - sentencing, preservation of error
Vowell v. State - accessory after the fact
Mongo v. State - postconviction relief
Smart v. State - habeas corpus
Lawson v. Bartley - general magistrate, exceptions, hearing
JAW v. State - bomb scare hoax, false report
Tsacrios v. Tsacrios - nonmarital property, student loan
Morris v. State - postconviction relief
Yon v. Yon - equitable distribution

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Nichols v. State - sentencing
TD v. KF - parental timesharing
KE v. DCF - dependency
Barnett v. State - double jeopardy
Williams v. State - sentencing
BM v. State - delinquency, firearm
Ramos-Haddock v. State - probation revocation
LC v. State - delinquency, false report
Molina v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Hedvall v. State - murder, evidence
Curry v. State - Richardson, discovery violation
Woodard v. State - closing argument
Publicidad Vapaco v. Mezerhane - failure to prosecute
Chesnick v. Dezer Dev - breach of guarantee
Owens v. DOC - habeas corpus
Wohlfeld v. Portofino Towers - temporary injunction
Blamey v. Menadier - certiorari, attorney disqualification
US Bank v. Zayas - certiorari, discovery sanctions
Darkins v. State - habeas corpus
JJN FLB v. CFLB - certiorari, judicial disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Aslam v. State - ineffective assistance, recapture period
Kelly v. State - imposed costs
Nebergall v. State - mistrial, motion in limine
Smith v. State - Richardson hearing, lesser-included offense instruction
Forman v. Forman - attorney's fees, findings
Tison v. Clairmont Condo Assn - attorney's fees, prevailing party
AC v. DCF - parental fitness evaluation

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Shinn v. State - concession of error; written sentence, oral pronouncement
Petit v. State - child molestation, sentence
Hegedus v. Willemin - stalking injunction, substantial evidence
Alexis v. State - sentence, youthful offender probation
McClain v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Johnson v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

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