MARK D. HADLEY
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-07-30
No. 2026-0582
Stuzin, J., Miller, J., Lobree, J., Bokor, J.
2026 FL 9741 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

A technical deficiency in an arrest affidavit does not deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction in a criminal case.


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[1] Technical deficiencies in an arrest affidavit do not deprive a circuit court of subject matter jurisdiction in a criminal case.

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“A technical deficiency in an arrest affidavit does not deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction in a criminal case.”

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Mark D. Hadley appealed from a circuit court decision in Miami-Dade County. The appeal involved a challenge to the trial court's jurisdiction based on…

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed July 30, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D26-0582

Lower Tribunal No. F94-38195A

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) ("A technical deficiency in an arrest affidavit does not deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction in a criminal case." (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) (“[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.").

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