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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 27 - May 1, 2026
May 01, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Blair - Sixth Amendment, invasion of counsel, cell phone evidence, character evidence

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Duckett v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Luther v. State - sentencing
Adams v. DBPR - administrative fines, unlicensed work
KKJ v. State - juvenile disposition
Cunningham v. Dixon - belated appeal

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Leeks v. State - competency, findings
Mejia v. State - postconviction relief, inartfully drafted 3.850 motions
Lifsey v. Shumaker Loop - mootness


Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Dist Bd of Trs v. Dunn - prohibition, disqualification of judge
DA Comercializadora v. Clever - no service of process
Madison v. State - postconviction relief
Kwartin v. Mia Beach Townhomes - summary judgment, pending defenses and counterclaims
Afriyie v. Friend - certiorari, post-judgment discovery
Gomes v. Maniglia - amendment, punitive damages
Gonzalez v. Alvarez - insufficient record
Lucien v. Ruiz - insufficient record
Proano v. State - postconviction relief
Hartford v. MSP Recovery - personal jurisdiction, waiver
San Juan v. FAM - loan, arbitration, waiver
Cruzco v. James - promissory note

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Porter v. State - sentencing
12170 CWELT v. Green Tree - oral argument
Winegar v. Winegar - dissolution, preservation
Carvajal v. Ferretti - injunction, stalking
Brooks v. State - probable cause
Carter v. Carter - retroactive child support
Baker v. State - criminal mischief, trespass
Malcolm v. State - postconviction relief, conflict
Dunham v. Surrey - personal jurisdiction
Casa Verde v. Tenant’s Rights - venue
MacDonald v. MacDonald - ability to pay

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Petrie-Blanchard v. State - murder, self-representation, sentencing, fundamental error
Rodriguez v. Rodriguez - dissolution, general magistrate, vacate, rule 12.490
Lattimer v. Babcock - defamation, summary judgment, disputed material facts
Jordan v. State - certiorari; mental health examination, death penalty
JJA v. State - delinquency, corrected order

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Caraballo v. State - sentencing
Williams v. State - involuntary plea
Garmon v. Garmon - attorney's fees
CBRA v. DidierGroup - attorney's fees
Scanlon v. State - oral pronouncement, probation
Webber Com v. Mama Vagne - rent determination
Tullis v. State - sentencing
Oliver v. State - sentencing
Heflin v. State - sentencing
Thomas v. DOR - appellate jurisdiction, support order

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