William Reese v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedDecember 23, 2025
Docket6D2023-3908
StatusPublished

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William Reese v. State of Florida, (Fla. Ct. App. 2025).

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case Nos. 6D2023-3361, 6D2023-3908 CONSOLIDATED Lower Tribunal Nos. 21-CF-016148 and 21-CF-001510 _____________________________

WILLIAM REESE,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

_____________________________

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Nicholas Thompson, Judge.

December 23, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Avalos v. State, 419 So. 3d 299 (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.”).

NARDELLA, WOZNIAK and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Kimberly Nolen Hopkins, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alicia M. Winterkorn, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

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

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