Browse 26 abuse of discretion standard of review cases decided by Florida District Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Affirms Modification of Divorce Judgment
Osorio v. Osorio, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order that modified a final judgment of di...
Appellate Court Modifies Alimony Award in Dissolution Case
Witvoet v. Witvoet, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, specifically a...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Thompson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Thompson, challenged his conviction for aggravated batt...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in aggravated assault case
Collins v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Collins, challenged his conviction for aggravated assaul...
Appellate Court Reverses Equitable Distribution in Divorce Case
Elizabeth Marie Collins v. Sean Christopher Collins, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissol...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Judgment on Child Support and Property
Micaiah Lufcy v. Sarah Lufcy N/K/A Sarah Tolfa, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decis...
Prior conviction admissible to prove identity in assault case
Gary W. Lucas, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated ass...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Zakariya Daud Clarke v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Zakariya Daud Clarke, challenged his convic...
Prior conviction impeachment allowed, conviction affirmed
Glenton Sylvester Hicks v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Glenton Sylvester Hicks, challenged his ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible to Prove Unique Modus Operandi
Dawson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Dawson, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery,...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
Appellate Court Upholds Foster Care Placement, Citing Reasonable Efforts
A.M., Mother of S.L., a Child v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The mother of a child challeng...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Identity in Assault Case
Justyn Eastling v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Justyn Eastling, challenged his conviction for a...
Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court's Equitable Distribution and Support Award
Arys Rene Cabrera v. Lilian Guadalupe Cabrera Rubio, Etc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial cour...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi in Aggravated Battery Case
Moises Cordon v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Moises Cordon, challenged his conviction for aggra...
Prior plea admissible to rebut self-defense claim
Andrew Harris v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a conviction for aggravated battery ...
DCF Records Expungement Denied: No Abuse of Discretion Found
M. W. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, M. W., sought to compel the ...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, appealed his conviction for aggravated battery,...
Alimony Award Reversed for Failure to Consider Statutory Factors
Hanson v. Hanson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary disp...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Intent in Aggravated Battery Case
Curtis Strahlman v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Curtis Strahlman, challenged his conviction for...
Florida appeals court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence
Willie J. Sanders v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppre...
Alimony Reversed for Reconsideration, Equitable Distribution Affirmed
Elizabeth Marie Collins v. Sean Christopher Collins, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissol...
Florida appeals court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Ford v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to ...
Alimony Award Reversed for Insufficient Consideration of Statutory Factors
Thomas v. Thomas, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary disp...
Appellate Court Affirms Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets
Stoutamire v. Stoutamire, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the equi...
Court Denies Exhumation for Second Autopsy in Schiavo Case
Schindler, Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network v. Schiavo, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved the Terri Schiavo ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 abuse of discretion standard of review cases from Florida District Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Affirmed: 1, Mixed: 5, Defendant Win: 18, Plaintiff Win: 2.
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