Dixon v. State

Full title: Bernard DIXON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Date published: Feb 15, 2012

80 So. 3d 423 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 2D11–2179.

2012-02-15

Bernard DIXON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

MORRIS

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Susan Sexton, Judge.Arturo R. Rios of Law Office of Arturo R. Rios, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellant.MORRIS, Judge.

Bernard Dixon appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm. See Barrios–Cruz v. State, 63 So.3d 868 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). As in Barrios–Cruz, 63 So.3d at 870, we hold that Padilla v. Kentucky, ––– U.S. ––––, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010), does not apply retroactively in postconviction proceedings and we certify to the Florida Supreme Court the following question of great public importance pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(a)(2)(A)(v):

SHOULD THE RULING IN Padilla v. Kentucky, ––– U.S. ––––, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010), BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY IN POSTCONVICTION PROCEEDINGS?

Affirmed.

CASANUEVA and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.