A New Trial Is Required After the State Disclosed a Defendant’s Informant Agreement Mid-Trial and the Court Skipped Parts of the Richardson Inquiry, First DCA Rules
A Trial Court Can’t Appoint the Public Defender for a Postconviction Appeal Without Showing Counsel Is Legally Required, First DCA Rules
George v. State · No. 1D2023-3089 (Fla. 1st DCA) · Decided October 14, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →Six-Person Jury Challenge Fails “Under Current Precedent” as U.S. Supreme Court Reviews the Issue in Kian, Second DCA Rules
Bass v. State · No. 2D2025-0626 (Fla. 2d DCA) · Decided October 2, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →A Defendant Has the Right to Be Present When a Judge Resentences Him With Discretion Over the Sentence, Fifth DCA Rules
Ganga v. State · No. 5D2024-2695 (Fla. 5th DCA) · Decided October 2, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →A Judge Who Rejects a Downward Departure Doesn’t Have to Explain Why on the Record, First DCA Rules
Weber v. State · No. 1D2025-1427 (Fla. 1st DCA) · Decided September 30, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →Small Drug Quantity and Jail Volunteer Work Aren’t Valid Grounds for a Downward Departure, Second DCA Rules
State v. Mathis · No. 2D2025-2309 (Fla. 2d DCA) · Decided October 9, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →Keys to Someone Else’s House and a Safe, Without More, Don’t Prove Possession of the Drugs Inside, Fifth DCA Rules
Oliver v. State · No. 5D2025-0442 (Fla. 5th DCA) · Decided October 9, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →A Sex Offender Probationer’s Admissions Prompted by His Polygraph Results Can Prove a Violation, First DCA Rules
Velazquez v. State · No. 1D2025-0550 (Fla. 1st DCA) · Decided October 7, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
Read more →A Detective’s “Momentum Formula” Speed Estimate Was Expert Testimony, Not Lay Opinion, So a Vehicular Homicide Defendant Gets a New Trial, Fourth DCA Rules
Faustin v. State · Nos. 4D2024-2667 and 4D2024-2669 (Fla. 4th DCA) · Decided October 7, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and…
Read more →Matching a 911 Caller’s Description Alone Didn’t Justify Detaining a Man, So His Resisting Convictions Fall, Fifth DCA Rules
Holliday v. State of Florida · No. 5D2024-1865 (Fla. 5th DCA) · Decided October 2, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and…
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