CARDENAS BETANCOURT v. STATE (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Jorge Luis CARDENAS-BETANCOURT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D26-1799

Decided: October 22, 2026

Before LINDSEY, MILLER, and REBULL, JJ.

Martin Beguiristain, for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Ryan David Brazner, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Bradley v. State, 3 So. 3d 1168, 1170 (Fla. 2009) (any defect in the charging information is cured by plea to the charge); Lemos v. State, 431 So. 3d 599, 605 (Fla. 5th DCA 2026) (affirming waiver of procedural and due process objections where defense counsel did so on the record as part of the plea); State v. Anderson, 537 So. 2d 1373 (Fla. 1989) (affirming oral amendment of information to which defendant agreed).

PER CURIAM.

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