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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of November 18 - 22, 2019
November 23, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Daker v. Jackson - § 1983, PLRA, 1st Amendment
Cordoba v. DirecTV - TCPA, class cert
US v. Achey - conspiracy to distribute
Demartini v. Town of Gulf Stream - § 1983, 1st Amendment, probable cause

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Calhoun v. State - capital case, post-conviction relief
Rodgers v. State - capital case, post-conviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Trahan v. State - Williams rule
Blue v. Weinert - independent contractor status
Suzuki Motor v. Winckler - certiorari, apex doctrine, certified question
Craven v. State - prohibition, Stand Your Ground immunity
Craven v. State - prohibition, Stand Your Ground immunity
Dickerson v. State - post-conviction relief
Thomas v. State - post-conviction relief
Faulk v. State - post-conviction relief
Goodman v. State - sexual battery, jury instructions
Phillips v. Tyson Foods - workers’ compensation
FNMA v. Godwin - appellate jurisdiction, untimely 1.540 motion
Roderick v. State - post-conviction relief
Underwood v. Alford - Applegate affirmance
Johnson v. RAAC - appellate jurisdiction, untimely filing
Crispin v. Orlando Rehab Grp - workers’ compensation

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Brady v. State - excusable homicide, instruction, certified question
Torres v. State - sentencing
Love v. State - sentencing
Wilson v. State - certiorari, probation modification
Simon v. State - sentencing
KTB v. State - confession, corpus delicti
DCF v. SM - shelter
MS v. DCF - dependency

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Castella v. Stewart - educator’s certificate, suspension
Mattress One v. Sunshop Props - service of process
Caceres v. Merco Grp - forum non conveniens
1601 Bay v. Wilmington Sav - foreclosure, rehearings
Galvan v. DOH - nursing license revocation
Rodriguez v. State - plea withdrawal
Dlin v. Dlin - venue, marital dissolution
Villalona v. State - sentencing
BB&T v. Hesed Inv - lack of prosecution

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Hunt v. State - opinion testimony
Naked Lady Ranch, Inc v. Wycoki - judicial deference
Searcy v. State - factual findings
Hopkins v. State - comment on right to remain silent
Whittaker v. State - notice, restitution hearing
Mantilla v. Fabian - fraud, contractual release
Scott v. State - sentencing
Forest v. Kohl - settlement agreement, finality
Iglehart v. Mitbank USA - arbitration, waiver
Hicks v. Hicks - indirect civil contempt
Franklin v. State - postconviction relief
Sylvestre v. State - competency evaluation, video recording

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Singer v. State - murder, continuance, expert report
Negedly v. Smith - medical expenses, substantial evidence
Rodriguez v. Bank of America - foreclosure, continuance, admissions  
Ruiz v. State - vehicular homicide, substantial evidence
Sanders v. State - post-conviction relief  
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