Browse 27 confidential informant reliability cases decided by Florida District Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Scott v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppre...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Court Rules
White v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to supp...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Johnson, was convicted of aggravated assault with a dead...
Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip and Suspicious Behavior
Pasco v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Pasco, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evi...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Justus Pierce 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 lower court's decision to deny a m...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Charles James Skolnick v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Charles James Skolnick, appealed the deni...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
A. R. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained through a...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Pudlak v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion t...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for State in Civil Rights Case
Ogilvie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ogilvie, sued the State of Florida for alleged violation...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without independent probable cause
Tyree 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 lower court's decision to deny a motion to...
Marijuana odor alone insufficient for warrantless vehicle search in Florida
Ariel Marquez Luciano v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the d...
Florida appeals court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Jaison Joseph Barboza v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jaison Joseph Barboza, challenged his conv...
Warrantless vehicle search lacked probable cause, evidence suppressed
David L. Faries, Jr. 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 a trial court's decision to d...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Ahmar R. Porter v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Ahmar R. Porter, challenged his conviction for p...
Court affirms vehicle search based on marijuana smell and drug paraphernalia
Gulley 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 the denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Jenkins v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Jenkins, challenged the trial court's denial of his moti...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Rodriguez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
D. D. R. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, D.D.R., challenged the admissibility of evidence obtain...
Probable cause from informant and surveillance justifies vehicle search
Schooler v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion...
Appellate Court Upholds Traffic Stop Legality Based on Observed Violation
Vanaelst v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Vanaelst, appealed the denial of his motion to suppress...
Appellate court affirms warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Vanaelst v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Vanaelst, appealed the denial of his motion to suppress...
Prior Felony Evidence Admissible for Firearm Charge
Clarence Terry C v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction for aggr...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Jessie Pierre v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of Jessie Pierre's motion...
Prior Conviction Evidence Improperly Admitted, Reversing Conviction
Bursey Jerome Armstrong, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a defendant's conviction f...
Probable Cause for Vehicle Search Affirmed Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Evens Faustin v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion t...
Informant's tip insufficient for probable cause in vehicle search
Pate v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to suppr...
Conviction for Assault and Felon in Possession Affirmed
Terry Berger- Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Terry Berger-Smith, appealed his conviction ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 confidential informant reliability cases from Florida District Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Plaintiff Win: 4, Reversed: 3, Defendant Win: 19, Remanded: 1.
Each case page on CaseLawBrief includes an AI-generated plain English summary, key holdings, and legal analysis. Click any case above to read its full analysis.