Deric Trumaine Ward v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2024-1514

Lower Tribunal No. 2021-CF-8774

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DERIC TRUMAINE WARD,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County.

Dana Y. Moore, Judge.

December 19, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Avalos v. State, 419 So. 3d 299, 300 (Fla. 6th DCA 2025)

(“[Avalos] argues his sentence . . . is unconstitutional under the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024). We affirm without deciding Erlinger’s impact . . . because, even assuming Erlinger applies, any error in this case is harmless.”). WOZNIAK, WHITE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Jeri Delgado, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tayna Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED