Fla. Supreme Court · SC2026-0412 · Jun 24, 2026
State v. Alvarez
By FloridaScore editorialOpinion dated Jun 24, 20261 min read
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Statute construed
The argument · FloridaScore analysis
What You Need to Know
The court addresses when alleged omissions in a warrant affidavit require an evidentiary hearing and clarifies how trial courts should separate material omissions from immaterial drafting gaps.
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The holding
A defendant must make a substantial preliminary showing that the omitted information was material to probable cause and that the omission was intentional or reckless.
Summary
The court addresses when alleged omissions in a warrant affidavit require an evidentiary hearing and clarifies how trial courts should separate material omissions from immaterial drafting gaps.
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Disposition
MIXED
As written by the court
“Approved in part, quashed in part”
"In part" outranks every single outcome it names, so neither half is the disposition.
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- State v. Alvarez
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