Williams v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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…
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- Heflin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- R.W. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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