Ruiz v. State of Florida

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT EMMANUEL RUIZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D2025-2118 September 9, 2026 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Teri K. Dees, Judge. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Ronald N. Toward, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tayna Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. GUARD, Judge. Emmanuel Ruiz appeals two unrelated judgments and sentences: one for manslaughter with a firearm and a second for carrying a concealed firearm. He pled…