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Holmes Jr. v. State of Florida - Affirmed

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Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court's judgment in Daron Holmes Jr. v. State of Florida (No. 1D2023-3175), a criminal appeal from Jefferson County. The court upheld the lower court's decision with Judges Rowe, Nordby, and Long concurring.

What changed

The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court's judgment in this criminal appeal. The per curiam decision without a written opinion concludes the defendant's direct appeal in state court. While the affirmance represents a final adjudication, the court's brief disposition suggests the appeal raised no novel legal issues warranting detailed analysis.

Criminal defendants and their counsel should note that this affirmance ends the direct appellate process in state court. Post-conviction remedies such as motions for rehearing or collateral attack may still be available but require separate procedural grounds.

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Holmes Jr. v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Disposition

Affirmed

Combined Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA


No. 1D2023-3175


DARON HOLMES JR.,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.


On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County.
Dawn Caloca-Johnson, Judge.

April 10, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROWE, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur.


Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.


Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Lori A. Willner, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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Classification

Agency
FL 1st DCA
Filed
April 10th, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
1D2023-3175
Docket
1D2023-3175

Who this affects

Applies to
Criminal defendants Courts
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
Criminal appeals Appellate review
Geographic scope
Florida US-FL

Taxonomy

Primary area
Criminal Justice
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Judicial Administration

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