Michael W. Padgett v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledAugust 5, 2026
Docket1D2025-0980
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-0980
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MICHAEL W. PADGETT,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Dixie County.
Fred Koberlein, Jr., Judge.
August 5, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Hicks v. State, 422 So. 3d 607, 608 (Fla. 1st
DCA 2025) (affirming the appellantโs prison releasee reoffender
sentence without deciding the impact, if any, of Erlinger v. United
States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), because any error was harmless);
Alonso v. State, 415 So. 3d 826, 827 (Fla. 2d DCA 2025) (same);
Ashford v. State, 407 So. 3d 537, 537 (Fla. 5th DCA 2025) (same).
OSTERHAUS, C.J., and LEWIS and WINOKUR, 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 Kathleen Pafford, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Kristie Regan, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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