Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 18, 1985No. 85-2010PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RYDER, Chief Judge.

Lester Williams appeals the summary denial of his pro se motion for mitigation or reduction of sentence. We recognize that the denial of a motion to mitigate is not appealable. Davenport v. State, 414 So.2d 640 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). However, we regard Williams’ motion as seeking correction of an unlawfully excessive sentence, an issue which may be raised at any time. Gonzalez v. State, 392 So.2d 334 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Williams entered pleas of guilty to burglary of a conveyance, a third degree felony proscribed by section 810.02, Florida Statutes (1983), and to resisting…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gonzalez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  2. Davenport v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ross v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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