Kevin Jerome Black v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJune 19, 2026
Docket6D2025-0028
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-0028
Lower Tribunal No. 2007-CF-017167
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KEVIN JEROME BLACK,
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 Lee County.
Nicholas Thompson, Judge.
June 19, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399–401, 399 n.13 (Fla.) (Erlinger
v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), does not apply retroactively), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2789
(2025).
TRAVER, C.J., and WOZNIAK and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
Ryan Edward McFarland, of Kent & McFarland Attorneys at Law, Jacksonville, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant
Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED