Roberts v. State — Florida appeals court denied prohibition petition

Case
Travis Lavelle Roberts, Jr. v. State of Florida
Court
Florida First District Court of Appeal
Judge
Bilbrey; Nordby; Treadwell
Date Decided
August 31, 2026
Docket No.
1D2026-1779
Topics
Writ of Prohibition; Original Proceedings; Florida Appellate Practice
Source
Read the full opinion

Background

Travis Lavelle Roberts, Jr. filed a petition for a writ of prohibition against the State of Florida in the Florida First District Court of Appeal.

The matter came before the court as an original proceeding. The State made no appearance.

The Court’s Holding

The First District Court of Appeal denied Roberts’s petition for a writ of prohibition.

The per curiam opinion provided no reasoning, factual discussion, or explanation of the grounds for denial. Judges Bilbrey, Nordby, and Treadwell concurred.

Key Takeaways

  • The court denied the petition for a writ of prohibition.
  • The decision was issued per curiam by a three-judge panel.
  • The opinion did not establish a stated rationale or discuss the petition’s underlying facts.

Why It Matters

The ruling ends this original prohibition proceeding at the First District Court of Appeal unless Roberts pursues an available, timely, and authorized post-decision motion.

Because the court gave no reasoning, the opinion offers no substantive guidance about the standards governing writs of prohibition or how those standards applied to Roberts’s petition.

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