Legal Opinion

Jason Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 14, 2017No. Case 5D17-231Published

1Per curiam

For the second time, Jason Williams appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Pro cedure 3.850. In Williams v. State, 207 So.3d 253 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), we affirmed the summary denial of Williams’s first, third and fourth claims for relief. However, we reversed the summary denial of his second claim, which asserted that his counsel was ineffective for agreeing to, or failing to object to, portions of the self-defense jury instruction that improperly shifted the burden of proof from the State to him. 1 We then remanded for the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hughes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  4. Ottesen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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