CARTER D. HEUTON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-07-29
No. 2025-3063
Colaw, J., Bilbrey, J., M.K. Thomas, J., Long, J.
2026 FL 9624 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment is affirmed because the holding in Erlinger v. United States does not apply retroactively.


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“does not apply retroactively”

The court cited Wainwright v. State for the proposition that the holding in Erlinger v. United States does not apply retroactively.

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Carter D. Heuton appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Bradford County.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

CARTER D. HEUTON, Appellant,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

No. 1D2025-3063

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bradford County. James M. Colaw, Judge.

July 29, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399 (Fla. 2025) (stating that the holding in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), “does not apply retroactively").

BILBREY, M.K. THOMAS, and LONG, JJ., concur.


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