Guillermo Octavio Arbelaez v. State of Florida & Guillermo Octavio Arbelaez v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Opinion

Supreme Court of Florida

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023

Guillermo Octavio Arbelaez, SC2015-1628 Appellant(s) Lower Tribunal No(s).:

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State of Florida, Appellee(s)

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Guillermo Octavio Arbelaez, SC2018-0392 Petitioner(s) Lower Tribunal No(s).:

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Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Respondent(s)

The “Motion for Rehearing” filed by the Appellant/Petitioner is hereby denied.

MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, LABARGA, COURIEL, GROSSHANS, and FRANCIS, JJ., concur. LABARGA, J., concurs with an opinion. SASSO, J., did not participate.

LABARGA, J., concurring.

I continue to adhere to my dissent in Arbelaez v. State, 48 Fla.

L. Weekly S88 (Fla. May 25, 2023), wherein I reaffirmed my

dissenting view in Phillips v. State, 299 So. 3d 1013 (Fla. 2020), and

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my belief that Hall v. Florida, 572 U.S. 701 (2014), applies

retroactively.

However, I agree that Arbelaez has not established a basis for

this Court to grant rehearing. Consequently, I have voted to deny

rehearing.

A True Copy Test: SC2015-1628 8/24/2023 SC2018-0392 8/24/2023

SC2015-1628 8/24/2023 SC2018-0392 8/24/2023

SO

Served:

CAP APPEALS ATTORNEY GENERAL TLH LESLIE T. CAMPBELL TODD G. SCHER MIAMI-DADE CLERK