Victor Esteban Herrera Gutierrez v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case Nos. 5D2026-0928

5D2026-0930

LT Case Nos. 42-2025-MM-8866-A 42-2025-MM-8955-A

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VICTOR ESTEBAN HERRERA GUTIERREZ,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the County Court for Marion County. Lori Cotton, Judge.

Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Ali Lee Hansen, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

August 14, 2026

ON CONFESSION OF ERROR

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Victor Esteban Herrera Gutierrez, appeals his judgments and sentences. Appellant argues that the county court

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lacked subject matter jurisdiction because no valid charging documents were ever filed. Appellee has filed a confession of error. We accept the confession of error, reverse the judgments, sentences, and liens, and remand for further proceedings.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

LAMBERT, BOATWRIGHT, and KILBANE, J.J., concur.

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

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