Browse 26 admissibility of evidence cases decided by Florida District Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Carliovis Bandera-Valier v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Carliovis Bandera-Valier, appealed his ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on marijuana odor and admission
Woods-Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Woods-Smith, challenged the trial court's denial of ...
Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Furtive Movements and Marijuana Smell
Joseph George Heid, IV v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to...
Anonymous tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Troy William Armstrong v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of the defendant...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to prove identity in assault case
Bridges Avery Grossi v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bridges Avery Grossi, challenged his convic...
Vehicle search justified by marijuana odor and blunt discovery; conviction affirmed.
Donnevia D. Peters v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Donnevia D. Peters, challenged her conviction...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Jose Morales v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jose Morales, appealed his conviction for aggravate...
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor and Admission
Kalina v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Kalina, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion...
Appellate Court Upholds Drug Conviction After Extended Traffic Stop
Shakel Devon McClain v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Shakel Devon McClain, challenged his convic...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Edwards v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Edwards, challenged his conviction for aggravated batter...
Vehicle search upheld; drug conviction affirmed
Casey Lynn Hennings v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Casey Lynn Hennings, appealed her conviction...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
White v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, White, challenged his conviction for aggravated assault wi...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
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...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Roberson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to s...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Construction Defect Claims
Luiz Silva v. Frances Von Holten, Joseph Von Holten, Vinicius Lara, and Vizzion Construction, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. T...
Odor of marijuana and admission of use support probable cause for vehicle search
Reginald Lawrence Perry, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motio...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible Under Modus Operandi Exception
Christopher Thomas Petry v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Christopher Thomas Petry, challenged hi...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible to Prove Intent in Assault Case
Scott Joseph Ranne v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Scott Joseph Ranne, challenged his conviction...
Appellate Court Affirms Judgment for Financial Advisor in Breach of Duty Case
Susan Richards v. Brett Silver and Starmark Financial, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Susan Richards, sued Bret...
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...
Anonymous tip insufficient for probable cause, evidence suppressed
Luv Gabriel Wroten v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to den...
Conviction for drug possession affirmed due to probable cause
Michael Maurice Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Michael Maurice Johnson, appealed his co...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible to show modus operandi
Sein Hernandez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Sein Hernandez, challenged his conviction for agg...
Prior conviction admissible for impeachment, not as substantive evidence.
Raymond T. Holmes v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Raymond T. Holmes, challenged his conviction f...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 26 admissibility of evidence cases from Florida District Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 25, Reversed: 1.
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