Dasmond T. Brannon v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: July 2, 2026
• Docket: 6D2024-2603
• Status: Published

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2024-2603 Lower Tribunal No. 2021-CF-002658 _____________________________

DASMOND T. BRANNON,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Sharon M. Franklin, Judge.

July 2, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(ii)a. (“A defendant who

pleads guilty or nolo contendere may otherwise directly appeal only . . . the lower

tribunal’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”); JJJTB, Inc. v. Schmidt, 415 So. 3d

129, 132–33 (Fla. 2025) (“Unlike subject matter jurisdiction, a trial court’s case

jurisdiction may fluctuate depending on the case’s procedural posture. For example,

when a court enters a final order in an action, it loses its case jurisdiction but

maintains its subject matter jurisdiction over the action. In such cases, the parties must timely notify the trial court that it lacks case jurisdiction or the objection is

waived.” (citations omitted)).

SMITH, BROWNLEE and PRATT, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Diana L. Johnson, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and J. Wade Stidham, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED