DARIO HERNANDEZ
v.
CLAUDIA CARDENAS

Fla. 5th DCA | 2019-09-13
No. 19-0418
Tennis, J., Orfinger, J., Sasso, J., Jacobus, B.W., Senior Judge
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2019)

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Holding

A fact-finder is not required to believe the testimony of any witness, even if unrebutted.


Headnotes

[1] A fact-finder is not required to believe the testimony of any witness, even if that testimony is unrebutted.

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“The finder of fact is not required to believe the testimony of any witness, even if unrebutted.”

Court's statement of applicable law regarding the fact-finder's discretion in evaluating witness testimony.

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Dario Hernandez appealed a trial court decision, contending that the court erroneously rejected his evidence which he characterized as uncontradicted.…

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Opinion of the Court
Sasso

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

DARIO HERNANDEZ,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D19-418

CLAUDIA CARDENAS,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed September 13, 2019

Nonfinal Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Diana Michelle Tennis, Judge.

Christopher M. Sprysenski, of The Florida Family Firm, Altamonte Springs, for Appellant.

Jessica D. Thomas, of Thomas Law Firm, PLLC, Orlando, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Dario Hernandez contends the trial court erroneously rejected his “uncontradicted” evidence. We do not accept the view that Hernandez’s evidence was uncontradicted. Nevertheless, “[t]he finder of fact is not required to believe the testimony of any witness, even if unrebutted.” City of Orlando Police Dep’t v. Rose, 974 So. 2d 554, 555 (Fla. 5th

2 DCA 2008) (citing Dep’t of High. Saf. & Motor Veh. v. Dean, 662 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); State v. Paul, 638 So. 2d 537 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994)).

AFFIRMED.

ORFINGER and SASSO, JJ., and JACOBUS, B.W., Senior Judge, concur.


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