Melvin B. Thompson v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2025-0457

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MELVIN B. THOMPSON, Appellant, v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Tiffany M. Baker-Carper, Judge.

September 10, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399–401 (Fla. 2025) (“We reject Wainwright’s argument because even if Erlinger constitutes a change of law, it does not apply retroactively.”), cert. denied sub nom. Wainwright v. Florida, No. 24-7365, ––– U.S. ––––, ––– S.Ct. ––––, ––– L.Ed.2d ––––, 2025 WL 1621505 (U.S. June 9, 2025).

ROWE, BILBREY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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Melvin B. Thompson, pro se, Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Christina Piotrowski, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.