Williams v. State

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Statement on the Appeal

Staton, J.

Larry Williams attempted to withdraw his waiver of jury trial which had been a part of his plea bargaining arrangement with the State. 1 For a plea of guilty, the State had agreed to file a second affidavit charging Williams with violation of the 1935 Firearms Act and to recommend at arraignment that Williams receive a determinate sentence of five years. The original affidavit would be nol-prossed by the State. The police officer refused to sign the second affidavit proposed by the State. At the time of his trial, Larry Williams advised the trial court that…