Billy L. Culpepper v. State of Florida
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Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed September 10, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-1360 Lower Tribunal No. F98-42611 ________________
Billy L. Culpepper, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jason Edward Bloch, Judge.
Billy L. Culpepper, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, LOBREE and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399 (Fla. 2025) (holding that, even if Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024),
constitutes a change in law, it does not apply retroactively to cases that were
final when it was decided); Ford v. State, 402 So. 3d 973, 981 (Fla. 2025)
(“But Erlinger was a direct-appeal case—not a postconviction case like
Ford’s—and it involved required jury findings regarding an element. Based
on these fundamental distinctions, it is clear that Erlinger provides no support
for vacating Ford's death sentences.”); Arias v. State, 413 So. 3d 999 (Fla.
3d DCA 2025).
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