Background
Brandon Lee Huber appealed from a decision of the Circuit Court for Volusia County in lower-court case number 2016-300398-CFDB. Circuit Judge Kathryn Diane Weston entered the decision under review.
Huber represented himself on appeal. The State was represented by Attorney General James Uthmeier and Assistant Attorney General Alyssa Williams. The appellate opinion does not describe the underlying charges, the challenged ruling, or the arguments raised.
The Court’s Holding
The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s decision. Judges Harris, Boatwright, and MacIver concurred in the per curiam disposition.
The court issued no written analysis or explanation for its ruling. Accordingly, the opinion establishes only that the lower court’s decision was affirmed and does not identify the legal ground supporting that result.
Key Takeaways
- The Fifth District affirmed the Volusia County circuit court’s decision.
- The ruling was a unanimous per curiam affirmance without a written opinion.
- Because the court provided no reasoning, the opinion does not resolve any articulated legal issue or explain the basis for affirmance.
Why It Matters
The decision ends Huber’s appeal in the Fifth District unless altered through a timely authorized motion or further review that is legally available. The opinion states that it is not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.330 or 9.331.
For practitioners, the absence of a written rationale limits the decision’s usefulness as authority on any substantive issue and leaves the circuit court’s ruling intact without appellate guidance.