Browse 27 probable cause cases decided by Florida District Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
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 ...
Probable Cause for Vehicle Search Upheld
White 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 deny a motion to...
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...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Secret Jackson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a ...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from warrantless vehicle search.
William Brunner v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, William Brunner, appealed the denial of his moti...
Appellate Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Funk v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to ...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
Johnson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 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 independent probable cause
Sophina Webb v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the defen...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Allen 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 trial court's decision to deny a motion to...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Bunsee 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 motion t...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Faulk v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Faulk, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion t...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants in False Arrest Case
Molly Dorsey v. Lorenzo Hearns and Robert Salters, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Molly Dorsey, sued the defendants,...
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...
Confession deemed involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics
Smith v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary,...
Informant's tip insufficient for warrantless vehicle search, court rules
Vaughn v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppr...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
John M. Johnson, Jr. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to d...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Improperly Admitted, Conviction Reversed
Charles Flaherty v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Charles Flaherty, appealed his conviction for a...
Probable cause for vehicle search upheld based on marijuana odor and plain view
Jeffrey Akeem Sturridge 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 the denial of the defendan...
Florida sovereign immunity bars negligence claim without proper pleading
Renczkowski v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Renczkowski, sued the State of Florida for negligenc...
Probable cause justified warrantless vehicle search based on plain view and suspicious behavior
Beiler v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evidence o...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from vehicle search
Greathouse v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Greathouse, challenged the trial court's denial of hi...
State Not Liable for Road Defect Without Notice
Pudlak v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Pudlak, sued the State of Florida for alleged negligence ...
Appellate Court Upholds Traffic Stop Based on Reasonable Suspicion
Archie v. State of Florida, State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Archie, challenged the trial court's de...
Prior Bad Acts Evidence Admissible; Mistrial Denied
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, was convicted of aggravated battery and resisti...
Appellate court affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from warrantless vehicle search.
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, appealed a denial of his motion to suppress evi...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 probable cause cases from Florida District Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 23, Remanded: 1, Plaintiff Win: 3.
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