Prince v. State

Petitioner seeks the great writ of habeas corpus to challenge his continued detention for life based upon his 1986 conviction for trafficking in cocaine. Although petitioner has filed multiple other pleadings to challenge his sentence, all of which have been denied, we conclude that this is one of those rare cases where a manifest injustice has occurred, which must be remedied by a resentencing of the petitioner. “[W]here ... the court finds that a manifest injustice has occurred, it is the responsibility of that court to correct the injustice if it can.” Adams v. State, 957 So.2d 1183, 1186…