Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 3, 1982No. 82-77PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

We again reject the claim that a sentence involving a longer period of imprisonment which is imposed as a result of a motion filed by the defendant to correct the original sentence under Villery v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 396 So.2d 1107 (Fla.1981) runs afoul of North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 89 S.Ct. 2072, 23 L.Ed.2d 656 (1969). Willis v. State, 413 So.2d 1290 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

It may also be observed that seeking Vil-/ery-related relief is always a matter of voluntary choice, with the possible consequences of that action fully and previously known…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Villery v. Florida Parole & Probation Com'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Willis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. GriffithIdaho Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Alexander v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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