Florida Department of Corrections v. Williams

The Florida Department of Corrections (“DOC”) filed a petition for writ of certiorari to quash the trial court’s order that withheld adjudication of Charles D. Williams, but sentenced him as a youthful offender to thirty months in prison for each of thirteen felonies, to run concurrently, with the incarceration as a condition of probation (five years). Because the sentence is illegal and the State properly concedes error, we grant the petition.

In order to grant a petition for certiorari, the DOC must establish: (1) a departure from the essential requirements of the law, (2) resulting in…