Jerome Lamar Smith v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 24, 2026
Docket3D2025-2245
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed September 24, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-2245
Lower Tribunal No. F96-26739B
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Jerome Lamar Smith,
Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from
the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Tanya Brinkley, Judge.
Jerome Lamar Smith, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GORDO, BOKOR and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See State v. Johnson, 122 So. 3d 856, 866 (Fla. 2013) (β[W]e
conclude that the new constitutional rule announced in Blakely [v.
Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004),] does not apply retroactively to sentences
or resentences that were final when it issued.β).
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