Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 9, 1998No. 98-337PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

Williams appeals from the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm because it appears his motion is time-barred, and because of the passage of time there is no practical remedy the state courts can *86fashion. Only the federal courts can help Williams now.

The essence of Williams’ claim is that he pled guilty to trafficking in cocaine1 in 1989 as a result of a plea bargain. He was sentenced to five years in prison, with credit for time served. He had been serving a twenty-year sentence in the federal prison for federal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Hightower v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Perkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Schroeder v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. LEWIS WILLIAMS v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Walker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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