GLADSTON LINGO
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-04-23
No. 2024-0640
James, J., Emas, J., Lindsey, J., Bokor, J.
2025 FL 3401 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment is affirmed because appellant failed to preserve issues for appellate review by presenting specific legal arguments to the lower court.


Headnotes

[1] To preserve an issue for appellate review, the specific legal argument or ground to be raised on appeal must be presented to the lower court.

[2] Relevant evidence may be excluded under Florida Statute section 90.403 if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of…

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Facts & Procedural History

Gladston Lingo appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. The appeal involved questions of issue preservation and evidentiary r…

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Opinion of the Court
Bokor

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 23, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D24-0640 Lower Tribunal No. F21-12467 ________________

Gladston Lingo, Appellant,

vs.

The State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Zachary James, Judge.

Clayton R. Kaeiser, for appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Camilo Montoya, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

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Affirmed. See Tillman v. State, 471 So. 2d 32, 35 (Fla. 1985) (“In order to be preserved for further review by a higher court, an issue must be presented to the lower court and the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal or review must be part of that presentation if it is to be considered preserved.”); Burton v. State, 237 So. 3d 1138, 1141 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (“Despite the fact that all relevant evidence is admissible, section 90.403 provides for the exclusion of relevant evidence if ‘its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of issues, misleading the jury, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.’” (quoting Taylor v. State, 855 So. 2d 1, 21–22 (Fla. 2003))); Perry v. State, 395 So. 2d 170, 174 (Fla. 1980) (“Disclosure requirements for the prosecution principally concern those matters not accessible to the defense in the course of reasonably diligent preparation.”).


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