All referee reports and all judgments entered in proceedings under these rules are subject to review by the Supreme Court of Florida in the following manner.
R. Regul. Fl. Bar 3-7.7
Comment
Subdivision (c)(7) of this rule applies to situations that arise when a referee finds a respondent not guilty but the court, on review, finds the respondent guilty and does not remand the case to the referee for further proceedings. See, e.g., The Florida Bar v. Pape, 918 So. 2d 240 (Fla. 2005). A similar situation may also occur where a respondent is found guilty at trial, but not guilty by the court on review of the referee's report and recommendation.