Case Name: Michel ESCARMENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-04-11
Citations: 87 So. 3d 797
Docket Number: No. 2D11-3241
Parties: Michel ESCARMENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAVIS and KELLY, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 87
Pages: 797–797

Head Matter:
Michel ESCARMENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D11-3241.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 11, 2012.

Opinion:
KHOUZAM, Judge.
Michel Escarment appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The postconviction court denied Esearment's motion 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 post-conviction 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 and KELLY, JJ., Concur.