Background
Nilson Ramos Pereira appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Lee County in lower-tribunal case number 2023-CF-000567. Circuit Judge Andrew Marcus presided over the proceeding below.
The Sixth District Court of Appeal’s opinion does not describe the charges, underlying facts, arguments on appeal, or procedural history beyond identifying the appeal and lower tribunal. Pereira was represented on appeal by the Public Defender’s Office, and the State was represented by the Attorney General’s Office.
The Court’s Holding
The Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s judgment in a per curiam decision. Judges Nardella, Wozniak, and Pratt concurred.
The court provided no written reasoning and did not identify or resolve any legal issue in a precedential opinion. The disposition therefore establishes only that the judgment under review was affirmed.
Key Takeaways
- The appellate court affirmed the judgment entered against Pereira.
- The decision was issued per curiam without an explanatory opinion.
- Because the court supplied no facts or reasoning, the opinion does not announce a substantive rule of law.
Why It Matters
The decision leaves the circuit court’s judgment intact but offers no guidance about the legal arguments presented or the appellate court’s reasoning. Attorneys should not infer a substantive holding beyond the affirmance itself.
The opinion was designated not final until the time to file a motion for rehearing expires and, if a timely motion is filed, until that motion is resolved.