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DONLAN v. STATE, 75 So.3d 822 (2011)

Court: Court of Appeals of Florida Number: inflco20111209200 Visitors: 6
Filed: Dec. 09, 2011
Latest Update: Dec. 09, 2011
Summary: PER CURIAM. Robert Donlan appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, which the postconviction court denied as untimely. 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
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PER CURIAM.

Robert Donlan appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, which the postconviction court denied as untimely. 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.

DAVIS, KELLY, and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.

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