Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2012

Torres v. State

Torres v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 11, 2012 · Crenshaw, Northcutt, Silberman
93 So. 3d 350; 2012 WL 1649735; 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7413 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Torres v. State

Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Antonio Torres appeals the summary dismissal of his motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The postconviction court ruled that the motion was untimely, and we agree. See Barrios-Cruz v. State, 63 So.3d 868 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). As we did 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 the following question of great public importance:

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.

SILBERMAN, C.J., and CRENSHAW, J., Concur.

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