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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of February 26 - March 2, 2018

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Hargress v. Soc Sec Admin - social security 
US v. Hubert - Hobbs Act, sentencing 
Ga Dept of Ed v. US Dept of Ed - equitable offset


Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee

Richards v. State - jurisdiction discharged 
Roberts v. State - fundamental error, lesser included instruction 
Guzman v. State - capital case, direct appeal 
Sochor v. State - capital case, postconviction relief 
Hickmon v. Jones - pro se sanctions


First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee

Hooks v. State - Faretta inquiry 
Wood v. State - Williams rule 
Williams v. State - aggravated assault 
Davis v. Bay Cnty Jail - finality, summary judgment 
Statham v. State - closing argument, DNA evidence 
Pinestraw v. State - postconviction relief 
Walker v. Jones - untimely appeal 
Tolbert v. Lakeview Loan - appealability, telephonic hearing order 
Pensacola Bch v. Am Fidelity Life Ins - appealability 
Pryear v. State - postconviction relief 
Washington v. State - mandamus 
Schiffman v. Schiffman - appealability, discovery order


Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland

Elkin v. State - postconviction relief 
Blount v. State - juvenile sentencing 
Heyward v. Wells Fargo - foreclosure, standing 
Arcuri v. HSBC Bank - foreclosure, standing 
Wedmore v. O’Connor - expert witness costs, medical record costs 
Bond v. Bond - temporary appellate fees


Third District Court of Appeal – Miami

Ferk Family v. Frank - commercial contract, derivative litigation, business judgment rule 
Fla Cap Grp v. Bishop - arbitration award, confirmation 
Kelly v. HSBC Bank - quiet title; premature appeal, sanctions order 
Marshall v. State - habeas corpus, manifest injustice, instructions 
JS v. DCF - dependency


Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach

Philmore v. State - sentencing 
Austin v. State - sentencing; vindictiveness 
Obolensky v. Chatsworth at Wellington Green - arbitration; severance 
Sandelier v. State - criminal contempt 
Russell v. BAC Home Loans - foreclosure; standing 
Tovar v. Russell - settlement agreement 
HSBC Bank v. Sanchez - foreclosure; date of default 
Rolls-Royce v. Spirit Airlines - personal jurisdiction; evidentiary hearing 
Niagara Indus v. Giaquinto Electric - trade secrets; disclosure 
Meyrowitz v. Schwartz - proposal for settlement 
Brown v. State - postconviction relief


Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach

Burton v. State - search and seizure 
Granger v. State - double jeopardy 
Deutsche Bank v. Merced - foreclosure; business records 
Davis v. State - competency 
Northport Health v. Louis - arbitration 
SMK v. SLE - parental rights, termination 
Murray v. State - investigative costs
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