Sanchez v. State

Full title: Mariano SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

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

Date published: Apr 25, 2012

86 So. 3d 569 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 2D11–4115.

2012-04-25

Mariano SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hendry County; John E. Duryea, Jr., Judge.
Ricardo Corona, Manuel Guarch, and Nina Tarafa of The Corona Law Firm, Miami, for Appellant.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Barrios–Cruz v. State, 63 So.3d 868 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). As in Barrios–Cruz, 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; question certified.

CASANUEVA, KHOUZAM, and BLACK, JJ., Concur.