MAHIC
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 2d DCA | 2026-03-06
No. 2025-1181
2026 FL 2434 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2026) Positive Treatment
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Holding

An appeal of an order denying a motion to disqualify the presiding judge in a postconviction proceeding is properly treated as a petition for writ of prohibition and may be denied on that basis.


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Elvis Mahic appealed an order denying his motion to disqualify the presiding judge in an underlying postconviction proceeding.…

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Opinion of the Court

SLEET, Judge.

We treat Elvis Mahic's appeal of the order denying his motion to disqualify the presiding judge in the underlying postconviction proceeding as a petition for writ of prohibition, and we deny the petition. See Tundidor v. State, 361 So. 3d 775, 777 (Fla. 2023) (treating a petition seeking review of an order denying the defendant's motion to disqualify the judge assigned to preside over his postconviction proceedings as a petition for writ of prohibition). Denied.

SILBERMAN and BLACK, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.


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    …SLEET, Judge. We treat Elvis Mahic's appeal of the order denying his motion to disqualify the presiding judge in the underlying postconviction proceeding as a petition for writ of prohibition, and we deny the petition. See Tundidor v. State, 361 So. 3d 775, 777 (Fla. 2023) (treating a petition seeking review of an order denying the defendant's motion to disqualify the judge assigned to preside over his postconviction proceedings as a petition for writ of prohibition). [*2] Denied. SILBERMAN and BLACK…

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