2023-3908•WILLIAM REESE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
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S IXTH D ISTRICT C OURT OF APPEAL S TATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case Nos. 6D2023-3361, 6D2023-3908 CONSOLIDATED Lower Tribunal Nos. 21-CF-016148 and 21-CF-001510 _____________________________ W ILLIAM REESE , Appellant, v. S TATE OF F LORIDA , Appellee. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Nicholas Thompson, Judge. December 23, 2025 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Avalos v. State, 419 So. 3d 299 (Fla. 6th DCA 2025) (“[Avalos] argues his sentence . . . is unconstitutional under the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024). We affirm without deciding Erlinger’s impact . . . because, even assuming Erlinger applies, any error in this case is harmless.”). NARDELLA, WOZNIAK and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.
2 Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Kimberly Nolen Hopkins, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alicia M. Winterkorn, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA Case Nos. 6D2023-3361, 6D2023-3908 CONSOLIDATED Lower Tribunal Nos. 21-CF-016148 and 21-CF-001510 WILLIAM REESE, Appellant, V. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Nicholas Thompson, Judge. December 23, 2025 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Avalos v. State, 419 So. 3d 299 (Fla. 6th DCA 2025) (‘“[Avalos] argues his sentence . . . is unconstitutional under the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024). We affirm without deciding Erlinger’s impact... because, even assuming Erlinger applies, any error in this case 1s harmless.’’). NARDELLA, WOZNIAK and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Kimberly Nolen Hopkins, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alicia M. Winterkorn, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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