Background
Thomas R. Wright, proceeding without counsel, appealed from the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, where Judge Shannon H. McFee presided in lower-tribunal case number 2021-CF-001931.
The appeal proceeded under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2). The Sixth District’s opinion does not describe Wright’s claims, the facts of the underlying criminal case, or the circuit court’s reasoning.
The Court’s Holding
The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s decision.
The court issued a per curiam disposition consisting solely of “AFFIRMED” and provided no analysis or explanation of its reasoning. Judges Nardella, Mize, and Kamoutsas concurred.
Key Takeaways
- The Sixth District left the circuit court’s ruling in place.
- The court decided the appeal without oral argument or a written discussion of Wright’s claims in the published disposition.
- Because the opinion contains no reasoning, it does not identify which arguments were rejected or announce a substantive rule of law.
Why It Matters
The decision ends Wright’s appeal at the Sixth District unless further relief is sought and available under applicable procedural rules. Its practical effect is to preserve the circuit court’s ruling.
For practitioners, the opinion provides no precedential analysis on the merits because it is an unexplained per curiam affirmance.