Mark D. Hadley v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 30, 2026
Docket3D2026-0582
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 30, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D26-0582
Lower Tribunal No. F94-38195A
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Mark D. Hadley,
Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from
the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Laura Anne Stuzin, Judge.
Mark D. Hadley, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Chief
Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before MILLER, LOBREE, and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Smith v. State, 82 So. 3d 823, 824 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011)
(βA technical deficiency in an arrest affidavit does not deprive the circuit court
of jurisdiction in a criminal case.β (citing State v. Faidy, 919 So. 2d 582, 583
(Fla. 5th DCA 2006); State v. Ballone, 422 So. 2d 900, 901 (Fla. 2d DCA
1982))); Wardell v. State, 944 So. 2d 1089, 1091 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (β[T]he
manner by which a criminal defendant is brought before a court, even if
improper, does not divest a court of subject matter jurisdiction.β).
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