MATTHEW ANTONIO GLOVER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-17
No. 2025-0293
Chiu, J., Wozniak, J., Smith, J., Mize, J.
2026 FL 9120 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court will not consider an issue on appeal unless it was properly preserved at trial through a timely, contemporaneous objection stating a specific legal ground.


Headnotes

[1] Proper preservation of an issue for appellate review requires three components: a timely, contemporaneous objection at trial; a stated legal ground for the objection; and…

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Key Quotes

“Except in cases of fundamental error, an appellate court will not consider an issue unless it was presented to the lower court.”

Steinhorst v. State, cited for the general rule that issues must be presented to the trial court to be cognizable on appeal.

Facts & Procedural History

Matthew Antonio Glover appealed a criminal conviction from the Circuit Court for Orange County. The appeal involved issues that Glover raised on appea…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-0293 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-CF-008541

MATTHEW ANTONIO GLOVER, Appellant,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Vincent S. Chiu, Judge.

July 17, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Harrell v. State, 894 So. 2d 935, 940 (Fla. 2005) ("Moreover, we consistently have stated that proper preservation entails three components. First, a litigant must make a timely, contemporaneous objection. Second, the party must state a legal ground for that objection. Third, ‘[i]n order for an argument to be cognizable on appeal, it must be the specific contention asserted as legal ground for the objection, exception, or motion below." (quoting Steinhorst v. State, 412 So. 2d 332, 338 (Fla. 1982) (“Except in cases of fundamental error, an appellate court will not consider an issue unless it was presented to the lower court."))); accord Rodriguez v. State, 609 So. 2d 493, 499 (Fla. 1992) (stating that "the specific legal ground upon which a claim is based must be raised at trial and a claim different than that will not be heard on appeal").

WOZNIAK, SMITH and MIZE, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Matthew J. Salvia, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Daniel Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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