Daniel Valdez v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJune 4, 2026
Docket3D2025-0881
StatusPublished

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Daniel Valdez v. State of Florida, (Fla. Ct. App. 2026).

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed June 4, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0881 Lower Tribunal Nos. 22-13258, F23-15301B ________________

Daniel Valdez, Appellant,

vs.

State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ariel Rodriguez, Judge.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Shannon Hemmendinger, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Lourdes B. Fernandez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, LOGUE and GORDO, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See A.L.M. v. State, 390 So. 3d 207, 208 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024)

(“While it bears reminding that every trial judge ‘owes a duty of neutrality to

the parties and may not favor one side or the other,’ M.W. v. State, 263

So. 3d 214 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019), a principle that holds true whether in a

proceeding before a jury or before the bench, we find the trial court's actions

fell within the broad discretion afforded to the court to manage and regulate

the course of the [evidence before it].” (footnote omitted)).

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M.W. v. State
263 So. 3d 214 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2019)

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