Background
Mateusz Lubnicki appealed from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Broward County, where Judge Frank Ledee presided over the underlying criminal case.
The Fourth District’s brief per curiam opinion does not describe the charges, the facts, the procedural history, or the specific legal issue Lubnicki raised on appeal.
The Court’s Holding
The Fourth District affirmed the circuit court’s judgment. The appellate court cited its 2022 decision in Guzman v. State, review of which the Florida Supreme Court denied in 2023.
The court also included a “but see” citation to its 2025 decision in Kian v. State, for which the Florida Supreme Court granted review in 2026. The opinion did not explain how either cited decision applied or provide further reasoning.
Key Takeaways
- The Fourth District affirmed the judgment against Lubnicki.
- The court relied on Guzman v. State while identifying Kian v. State as contrary or contrasting authority.
- Because the per curiam opinion contains no factual or legal analysis, its precise application beyond the cited authorities is not stated.
Why It Matters
The decision leaves the circuit court’s judgment intact and indicates that Guzman controlled or supported the result in the Fourth District. At the same time, the citation to Kian flags a potentially relevant tension in the court’s precedent.
The Florida Supreme Court’s pending review of Kian may affect the legal issue underlying this affirmance, although the Lubnicki opinion does not identify that issue or discuss its scope.