Kevin Jerome Black v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2025-0028

Lower Tribunal No. 2007-CF-017167

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KEVIN JEROME BLACK,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County.

Nicholas Thompson, Judge.

June 19, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399–401, 399 n.13 (Fla.) (Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), does not apply retroactively), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2789 (2025). TRAVER, C.J., and WOZNIAK and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.

Ryan Edward McFarland, of Kent & McFarland Attorneys at Law, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

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