Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of November 3 - 7, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Miller - sentencing
USA v. Carter - sex trafficking, evidence, Confrontation Clause, constructive amendment
Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert - § 1983, IIED, qualified immunity, Fla law immunity
USA v. Prime - return of property, bitcoin, laches
Shen v. Fla DACS - Fla law, foreign interests, China, constitutional and statutory challenges

Fla Bar v. Klayman - attorney discipline
In re Fla R Traf Ct - amended rules
In re Fla Evid Code - amendment
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rules
Jennings v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

Castro v. DOH - administrative review
Barrett v. State - Miranda
Lawson v. State - postconviction relief
Johnson v. State - evidence, high speed reckless, location
McNair v. Wendelta - employment discrimination
Locks v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Dixon v. Brown - gain time, Ex Post Facto Clause
Nesmith v. State - belated appeal

Hart v. State - elections, voter fraud, statewide prosecutor jurisdiction; certified conflict
McCartney v. State - child hearsay
State v. Walker - postconviction relief
Chun v. Castle Key - insurance, fees, confession
Rose v. Rose - marital dissolution

State v. Clayton - motion to suppress
Ferguson v. Trinidad - RICO, extraterritoriality, domestic injury, concurrence
Universal v. Suffrat - no pre-suit notice, late notice, exclusions
Dresser v. Webb - settlement, qualified privilege, defamatory statements
Reyes v. Blue Cross - summary judgment, health insurance coverage
Coleman v. Horn - lost will, insufficient record, preservation
IJ v. State - self-defense immunity, evidence
Gonzalez v. Manesh - relevance, prejudice, impeachment
Rodriguez v. Jaimes - dismissal, no duty of care
Torralba v. State - search, consent
Lumech v. Union - untimely appeal, no court holiday
Cabrales v. Home Depot - false imprisonment, shopkeeper immunity
Bissember v. State - discovery violation, prejudice
Ware v. State - probation violation, hearsay
Hutchison v. Blanco - statement of evidence, no approval
Hector v. Dep't of Revenue - child support, insufficient record
Barrett v. State - habeas, ineffective assistance
Segovia v. State - prohibition, probation violation, subject matter jurisdiction
Walker v. State - postconviction relief

State v. Leiby - search and seizure, community care doctrine
Millien v. State - postconviction relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Sutley v. Ocean Trillium - premises liability, summary judgment
Palm Coast v. Preserve Flagler - malicious prosecution, summary judgment

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Awad v. Ezelle - summary disposition
JRM-T v. State - revocation of probation, specifying conditions

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