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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 14, 1998No. 98-02480PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

717 So.2d 1066 (1998)

James WILLIAMS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 98-02480.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 14, 1998.

2Per curiam

James Williams challenges the trial court's denial of his postconviction motion which alleges, in relevant part, ineffectiveness of trial counsel for failing to move to suppress evidence against him which prompted counsel to advise him to enter guilty pleas to armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and attempted first-degree murder. We reverse.

In its denial, the trial court concluded that a criminal "defendant who pleads guilty may…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Stanley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Fortner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  5. Harvey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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4Cited by20 opinions

  1. Zakrzewski v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Spencer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  5. Cordes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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