11/3/21 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: State of Florida v. Johnathan David Garcia SC20-1419

The State of Florida arrested Garcia and charged him with multiple felony offenses, including throwing a deadly missile at a building and aggravated stalking with a credible threat. The State obtained a warrant to search a passcode-protected smartphone found near the crime scene and filed a motion to compel Garcia to disclose the passcode. The trial court granted the State’s motion, and Garcia appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal. He argued that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination protected him from disclosing the passcode. The Fifth DCA agreed, and this appeal followed. The Fifth DCA certified to this Court for review a conflict with a decision of the Second DCA and a question of great public importance.

• 11/3/21 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Airbnb, Inc. v. John Doe, et. al. SC20-1167
• 11/3/21 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Laurel M. Lee, Etc. v. County of Volusia, et. al. SC20-1356