Background
Travis James appealed from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Broward County. Circuit Judge Lorena V. Mastrarrigo presided over the lower-court case, docketed as No. 061997CF012050A88810.
The Fourth District’s opinion does not describe the underlying charges, the procedural history, the issues James raised, or the parties’ arguments.
The Court’s Holding
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s judgment.
The court issued a per curiam decision without a written explanation. Judges Levine, Klingensmith, and Lott concurred.
Key Takeaways
- The Fourth District left the circuit court’s judgment in place.
- The decision provides no reasoning or discussion of the appellate issues.
- The opinion was not final until disposition of any timely filed motion for rehearing.
Why It Matters
The ruling ends the appeal in the State’s favor unless further review or rehearing changes the result. Because the court supplied no reasoning, the opinion offers no substantive guidance on the underlying legal issues.