Rodrecius Antonio Hamilton v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 10, 2026
Docket6D2025-2821
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-2821
Lower Tribunal No. 2015-CF-009544-A000-XX
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RODRECIUS ANTONIO HAMILTON,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
Gerald P. Hill, II, Judge.
September 10, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See, e.g., Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116, 2026 WL
1346031, at *1 (Fla. May 14, 2026) (holding that Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure
3.800(a) โis not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi [v.
New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000),] and its progenyโ); Wainwright v. State, 411 So.
3d 392, 399 & n.13 (Fla.) (โ[E]ven if Erlinger [v. United States, 602 U.S. 821
(2024),] constitutes a change of law, it does not apply retroactively. . . . Although
we conduct a state-law analysis, we conclude that Erlinger also does not apply
retroactively based on federal law.โ), cert. denied sub nom., Wainwright v. Florida,
145 S. Ct. 2789 (2025).
TRAVER, C.J., and WOZNIAK and PRATT, JJ., concur.
Rodrecius Antonio Hamilton, Graceville, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Chief
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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