Johnny M. Floyd Jr. v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 9, 2026
Docket1D2025-0986
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-0986
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JOHNNY M. FLOYD JR.,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Stephen S. Everett, Judge.
September 9, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Shinault v. State, No. 1D2024-2304, 2026 WL
1968382, at **1โ2 (Fla. 1st DCA July 8, 2026) (holding that a claim
pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), or
Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), cannot be preserved
through a Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b) motion, and
that even if the appellantโs claim had been preserved during
sentencing, her designation as a violent felony offender of special
concern did not require any jury findings).
LEWIS, RAY, and M.K. THOMAS, 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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Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Pamela D. Presnell,
Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Michael Schaub,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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