Williams v. State

Williams appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. His motion attacks the trial court’s retention of jurisdiction over one-third of the seventy-five-year sentence imposed upon him by succinctly stating that the trial court failed to state any reason for retaining jurisdiction. The form order denying relief recites, inter alia, that “the Court having examined the said Motion and finding that the allegations contained therein do not constitute legal grounds for granting a new trial or release of the prisoner,” the motion is…