Michael Merchison v. State of Florida

Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed January 14, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-2000
Lower Tribunal No. F05-9849
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Michael Merchison,
Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from
the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Laura Anne Stuzin, Judge.
Michael Merchison, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Daihana Chang, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GORDO, LOBREE, and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.

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Affirmed. 	See Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 401 (Fla. 2025)
(“Erlinger does not apply retroactively.”); Arias v. State, 413 So. 3d 999 (Fla.
3d DCA 2025) (“Observing that the purported error was unpreserved and is
not apparent on the face of the record, and even more significantly, no Court
of Appeals, let alone the Supreme Court, has held that Apprendi has
retroactive effect, and the Florida Supreme Court has rejected this ground
for relief in at least two reported postconviction cases, we affirm the order
under review in all respects.”) (citation modified).