KWIEAR DAVIS
v.
SHATARA OLIVER

Fla. 4th DCA | 2026-06-10
No. 2025-2225
Alexander, J., Ciklin, J., Conner, J., Forst, J.
2026 FL 7105 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court's judgment when the appellant fails to provide a record of the trial proceedings.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court's judgment on the basis that it is unsupported by evidence or that the trial court misapplied the law when the appellant f…

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“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

Court explaining why reversal is improper without a trial record

Facts & Procedural History

Kwiear Davis appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. The appellant proceeded pro se and di…

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Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FOURTH DISTRICT

KWIEAR DAVIS, Appellant,

v.

SHATARA OLIVER, Appellee.

No. 4D2025-2225

[June 10, 2026]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; John M. Alexander, Senior Judge; L.T. Case No. 502025DR002228XXXANB.

Kwiear Davis, West Palm Beach, pro se.

No appearance for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”).

CIKLIN, CONNER and FORST, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.


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