HERMAN T. WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A change in law established by Erlinger v. United States does not apply retroactively to cases that were final when the decision was issued.
[1] A change in law established by a United States Supreme Court decision does not apply retroactively to criminal cases that became final before the decision was issued.
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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT
HERMAN WILLIAMS, Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
No. 4D2025-1659
[September 3, 2025]
Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Michael A. Usan, Judge; L.T. Case No. 17-10037CF10A.
Herman Williams, Malone, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 401 (Fla. 2025) (holding that, even if Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), constitutes a change in law, it does not apply retroactively to cases that were final when it was decided).
GROSS, GERBER and LEVINE, JJ., concur.
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