GEROME v. STATE (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Jean GEROME, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D25-1207

Decided: September 10, 2025

Before EMAS, LOBREE and BOKOR, JJ.

Jean Gerome, in proper person. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.

Defendant appeals the trial court's order denying his motion for postconviction DNA testing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853. We affirm, as the State's response to the motion, and the exhibits attached thereto, established that DNA testing had been conducted on all of the items and material which were the subject of Defendant's motion, and the conclusive results of that testing provided to his counsel prior to his 2017 trial. See Hitchcock v. State, 866 So. 2d 23, 27-28 (Fla. 2004) (“Rule 3.853 is not intended to be a fishing expedition. Rather, it is intended to provide a defendant with an opportunity for DNA testing of material not previously tested or of previously tested material when the results of previous DNA testing were inconclusive and subsequent developments in DNA testing techniques would likely provide a definitive result․”).

PER CURIAM.

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