Case Name: Vivakanand KISSOON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-08-22
Citations: 95 So. 3d 1001
Docket Number: No. 2D12-83
Parties: Vivakanand KISSOON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WHATLEY and MORRIS, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 95
Pages: 1001–1001

Head Matter:
Vivakanand KISSOON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D12-83.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 22, 2012.

Opinion:
BLACK, Judge.
Vivakanand Kissoon appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. 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.
WHATLEY and MORRIS, JJ., Concur.