Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 30 - October 4, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Rothstein - sentencing
Boston v. US - sentencing, ACCA
US v. Sheffield - restitution
US v. Sanchez - sentencing, ACCA
Bourdon v. DHS - immigration, APA
Muransky v. Godiva Chocolatier - en banc

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Dailey v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R Jud Admin - amended rules, confidentiality

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Peterson v. State - competency, fundamental error
Walker v. State - competency, fundamental error
Lynn v. State - postconviction relief
FWCJUA v. Am Residuals - workers' compensation
Knowlton v. Knowlton - marital settlement agreement, modification; preservation
Manhard v. State - leaving scene; preservation of error, Williams rule evidence
Mitchell v. Applebees - amended pleading, relation back
Reno v. Reno - certiorari, psychological evaluation
Geoppo v. State - postconviction relief

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Brown v. State - community control revocation
State v. Pharisien - prohibition, new trial
CCJ v. State - certified legal intern, consent
Rodriguez v. Avatar P&C - summary judgment, pending discovery
McCray v. State - sentencing
Lewis v. Innova - foreclosure, mootness, bankruptcy
Morell v. State - sentencing
Leka v. State - certiorari, medical records

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Sousa v. Zuni Transp - standing to sue; anti-assignment clause; tipsy coachman
Pizzi v. Miami Lakes - defense costs, city's legal representation policy
Robinson v. State - speedy trial
Guarantee Co v. Seawatch - suretyship
In re Caswell - probate, claim, timeliness
Lubin v. State - Williams rule evidence
Roif v. JP Morgan Chase - foreclosure, indorsement validity
Iglesias v. Iglesias - default judgment
Villalobos v. Martinez - expert relationship with firm
Moore v. State - postconviction relief
Foreman v. James - certiorari, workshop participation

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Strachan v. State - testimony playback; voir dire, limits
Mastec v. Morakis - directed verdict; comparative negligence, alcohol use
Fox v. State - sentencing
Mann v. State - similar crimes evidence
Parker Waichman v. RJ Reynolds - attorney's fees; contingency
Meldrum v. Bergamo-Meldrum - marital dissolution
Stoyka v. Grecz - slip and fall; post-incident medical records

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Vitiello v. State - boating, under influence; expert
Hummel v. Taft - auto negligence, new trial
Ihlefield v. State - scrivener's error
Moradi v. State - habeas; ineffective assistance, appellate
Taylor v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Mt Plymouth v. Lake County - second-tier certiorari, rezoning
Whitfield v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Smith v. State - Spencer bar, pro se

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