The Fourth District Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled in favor of a nurse appealing the revocation of her license.

The appellate court found the Florida Department of Health’s Board of Nursing violated Marie C. Cadet’s due process rights by “imposing a higher than permissible penalty” on the caregiver. The Department of Health alleged that Cadet had misappropriated expired prescription drugs from patients under her care in a nursing home, and had “engaged in unprofessional conduct” and ”failed to meet the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing nursing practices” under Florida Statutes.