Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 15, 1995No. 94-03928PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BLUE, Acting Chief Judge.

Alvin Williams timely appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence. We reverse.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Williams pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance (cannabis) with the intent to deliver within 200 feet of a public housing facility in violation of section 893.13(l)(i), Florida Statutes (1991). Subsequent to Williams’ plea and sentence, the “public housing facility” provision in section 893.13(l)(i) was declared unconstitutionally void for vagueness. Brown v. State, 629 So.2d 841 (Fla.1994). As a result, Williams’ conviction…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Bell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Heflin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  4. R.W. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lawrence v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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