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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 13 - 17, 2026
July 17, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Savannah Shoals v. IRS - tax deduction

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Johnson v. State - sentencing, Eighth Amendment
Brown v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Foster v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
McDowell v. State - capital case, direct appeal
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

 

Nash v. State - sentencing
White v. Baker Cnty Med Servs - public records, medical records, private entity
Garcia v. DOH - physician, license revocation

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

 

Guerin v. Countryside Imp Ridge - appellate jurisdiction, fees without amount

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Sanders v. State - probation revocation
Miccosukee Tribe v. Miami-Dade - amendment as matter of course
Father & Son v. Citizens - preservation, contemporaneous objection
Citizens v. Quality Mold - 57.105 fees, insufficient findings
Alfaro v. Marrero - abuse of discretion standard
Weiderspan v. Cuba - post-judgment intervention
Marc v. State - postconviction relief
State v. Morris - certiorari, death penalty waiver
State Farm v. Universal X Rays - PIP benefits reimbursement
Lobo v. State - jury death qualification
Annesser Armenteros v. Caparo - punitive damages proffer
Jive v. Jal - inadequate record

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Font v. Homes at Sheridan - HOA Declaration, attorney’s fees, fees for fees
O’Donnell v. O’Donnell - marital dissolution, terms of order, alimony
Sifaco Group v. Margioukla - personal jurisdiction, shareholder agreement, personal capacity

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

 

Smith v. State - sexually violent predator, burden of proof
Christie v. Publix - slip and fall, summary judgment, constructive knowledge

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Brady v. State - sentencing
Alcantara v. State - costs
Vigliotti v. State - sentencing, oral pronouncement

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