Legal Opinion

Abril v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 21, 2016No. 3D15-2160Published

1Opinion of the CourtLogue, J.

Ms. Abril appeals the denial of reemployment assistance benefits. Because the transcript comports with the referee’s findings of fact and legal conclusions, Abril cannot show reversible error. All of her arguments on appeal ask this court to reweight the evidence and the referee’s credibility determinations. An appellate court, however, is not entitled to reweigh such evidence. See, e.g., Contreras v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Com’n, 178 So.3d 953 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (noting that the appeals commission cannot reweigh the evidence and substitute its findings for those of the referee…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Angel Contreras v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission and Harold L. SimpsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. Cesar v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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