Smith v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledOctober 9, 2026
Docket2D2025-0969
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
HOWARD CHINA SMITH, III,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
No. 2D2025-0969
October 9, 2026
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County; Lee E. Haworth,
Judge.
Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Benedict P. Kuehne, Special Assistant
Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Jonathan P. Hurley,
Senior Assistant Attorney General, and William C. Shelhart, Senior
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed.
SILBERMAN, BLACK, and ATKINSON, JJ., Concur.
Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.
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