Williams v. State

Johnny Lee Williams appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Williams was convicted, inter alia, of armed robbery with a weapon,1 a first degree felony punishable by life.2 Williams was sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender to “the minimum term of life [to] be served prior to release.” Williams contends that the trial *407court erroneously imposed a minimum life term rather than a life term with a fifteen-year minimum. The State concedes error.

Section 775.084(4)(b)(l), Florida Statutes (2000), provides…