Washington v. State

The appellant, Billy Washington, Jr., appeals the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief. Washington was indicted for first-degree murder with a firearm and robbery with a firearm after he shot the victim five times during an incident at a restaurant. A crowd of patrons witnessed the shooting; however, most of these patrons were uncooperative, and only two testified at trial. The State nolle prose-quied the robbery charge, and Washington was tried before a jury on the charge of first-degree murder. His sole defense at trial' was that he was…