This week's Florida District Court of Appeal decisions, covered case by case: a conviction with no valid charging document behind it, a community control revocation half-built on hearsay, a warrant too broken for good faith and another just broken enough to survive, speed that is not enough except when it is, and one pro se litigant told enough is enough. Plus a deep dive: the good faith exception, and how one court drew both of its lines in one day.

PRACTICE AREAS THIS WEEK: all criminal. Injury lawyers, light week; the good faith deep dive is still worth your commute.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The paperwork week
0:57 Herrera Gutierrez: convicted, with no charge ever filed
2:00 Rogers: hearsay, and the revocation remand
3:47 State v. Barnes: the warrant good faith could not save
5:24 Serena: practical accuracy, not technical nicety
6:35 Audinot Lugo: speed alone, except when it is
8:08 Taylor, and the week's PCAs
9:20 Deep dive: the good faith exception, both ends of it
14:28 The opinions, free, by email

Cases covered:
Herrera Gutierrez v. State, 5D2026-0928 and 5D2026-0930 (Fla. 5th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)
Rogers v. State, 6D2025-1465 (Fla. 6th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)
State v. Barnes, 6D2025-0522 (Fla. 6th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)
Serena v. State, 6D2025-0679 (Fla. 6th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)
Audinot Lugo v. State, 6D2025-1884 (Fla. 6th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)
Taylor v. State, 5D2026-0947 (Fla. 5th DCA Aug. 14, 2026)

Most of these decisions are not final until the time for rehearing expires. Want the opinions? Email rory@thesafirlawyer.com and I will send them over, no charge.

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