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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 9-13, 2024
September 13, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

OHI v. Wagner - bankruptcy, false oath

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Sexton v. State - capital case, direct appeal
In re Fla R Mediators - amended rules
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Weber v. State - postconviction relief
Fla Gaming Comm’n v. Tampa Bay Downs - rule challenge, tax refund
Morrow v. State - conflict-free counsel
Vowell v. State - postconviction relief
Parker v. DOC - converting appeal to certiorari
Hoskins v. State - Nelson inquiry
McGowan v. State - Allen charge, crime scene photos
Brown v. State - abeyance, pending tolling motion
White v. State - molestation, evidence
Johnson v. State - invited error
Doster v. Hand Arendall - admin review, exceptions to recommendations, particularized rulings
Rupprecht v. State - pro se sanctions
Martinez v. State - rule 3.800
Romagnano v. Childers - quo warranto, unreasonable delay
AV v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Stokes v. State - mandamus, clear right

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Karcewski v. State - second new trial motion
Patterson & Walter v. Clarke - arbitration
Norman v. Ashburn Sq HA - homeowners’ association, parking rules, towing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Kinley v. State - new trial, reconsideration, authority
Schmitz v. Schmitz - sanctions, statute of limitations derivative claims, prejudgment interest
Scott Alan Orth PA v. Est of Quintero - sanctions
Ryder Truck Rental v. Adams - forum non conveniens, Kinney factors
First Born Again Baptist v. First Baptist Church - ejectment, temporary injunction
Fields v. Coletta - certiorari, discovery, self-incrimination
Viera v. State - appellate jurisdiction, postconviction relief
Davis v. State - postconviction relief
Gomes v. Maniglia - certiorari, deposition of non-testifying expert

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Woods v. State - investigation & court costs
S. Broward Hosp v. Kaplan - sovereign immunity, wiretapping
Mulderrig v. Unifirst - appellate jurisdiction
Cowins v. State - PTSD, self-defense, conflict
Fawkes v. Wignal - post-trial motions, evidentiary hearing

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach


Lamie v. State - criminal, cost of investigation
McDermott v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate
Chipchak v. Gauvin - default judgment, subject matter jurisdiction
Akins v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland


State v. Diaz - evidence suppression
King v. People's Trust - § 627.70152, pre-suit notice
Murray v. Murray – marital dissolution, preservation

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