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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed September 24, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D25-2245 Lower Tribunal No. F96-26739B ________________ 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€œ[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.”). 2