State v. Williams

The state appeals an order granting, on ineffective assistance of counsel grounds, Jonathan Williams’ motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, and ordering a new trial on a charge of aggravated battery. A prior order definitively answers the question whether there is a reasonable probability that filing a pretrial motion under the “Stand Your Ground Law” would have changed the result of the aggravated battery prosecution: The state never appealed the earlier order — granting immunity from prosecution on a related murder charge — and the prior order stands for that reason. But…