MATEO v. STATE (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Jose MATEO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D26-0270

Decided: April 08, 2026

Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO AND BOKOR, JJ.

Jose Mateo, in proper person. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Yolande M. Samerson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399 (Fla. 2025), cert. denied sub nom. Wainwright v. Florida, ––– U.S. ––––, 145 S. Ct. 2789, 222 L.Ed.2d 1084 (2025) (“We reject Wainwright's argument because even if Erlinger constitutes a change of law, it does not apply retroactively.”); Pace v. State, 415 So. 3d 750, 751 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (same); Perez v. State, 421 So. 3d 759, 760 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (same).

PER CURIAM.

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