Dasmond T. Brannon v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 2, 2026
Docket6D2024-2603
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2024-2603
Lower Tribunal No. 2021-CF-002658
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DASMOND T. BRANNON,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
Sharon M. Franklin, Judge.
July 2, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(ii)a. (“A defendant who
pleads guilty or nolo contendere may otherwise directly appeal only . . . the lower
tribunal’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”); JJJTB, Inc. v. Schmidt, 415 So. 3d
129, 132–33 (Fla. 2025) (“Unlike subject matter jurisdiction, a trial court’s case
jurisdiction may fluctuate depending on the case’s procedural posture. For example,
when a court enters a final order in an action, it loses its case jurisdiction but
maintains its subject matter jurisdiction over the action. In such cases, the parties
must timely notify the trial court that it lacks case jurisdiction or the objection is
waived.” (citations omitted)).
SMITH, BROWNLEE and PRATT, JJ., concur.
Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Diana L. Johnson, Assistant Public Defender,
Bartow, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and J. Wade Stidham, Assistant
Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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