Williams v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Johnny Williams, Jr. pleaded no contest to criminal charges, and was adjudicated guilty. Prior to sentencing he moved to withdraw his plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(f). The circuit court denied Williams’s motion, and sentenced him as a habitual felony offender. We reject Williams’s assertions of error as either merit-less or harmless, save one: When accepting Williams’s plea the circuit court failed to explain the consequences of a habitual felony offender sentence, as required by Ashley v. State, 614 So.2d 486 (Fla.1993). See also Thompson v.…