Case Name: Pauline PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-09-28
Citations: 914 So. 2d 22
Docket Number: No. 4D05-3259
Parties: Pauline PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STEVENSON, C.J., GUNTHER and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 914
Pages: 22–22

Head Matter:
Pauline PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D05-3259.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 28, 2005.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 1, 2005.
Pauline Phillips, Quincy, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. With respect to the use of rule 3.800(a) as an avenue of relief, see Williams v. State, 825 So.2d 994 (Fla. 4th DCA), cause dismissed, 891 So.2d 554 (Fla.2002); on the merits of the claim, see State v. Woodley, 695 So.2d 297 (Fla.) (holding that Gray was not to be applied retroactively to cases which were final at the time Gray was rendered), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 893, 118 S.Ct. 234, 139 L.Ed.2d 165 (1997); State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla.1995) ("This decision must be applied to all cases pending on direct review or not yet final.") (emphasis added).
STEVENSON, C.J., GUNTHER and POLEN, JJ., concur.