Williams v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.
William H. Williams (Appellant) appeals his convictions and sentences for burglary and assault while armed with a knife (Count One) and burglary and battery (Count Two). He contends that the trial court reversibly erred in admitting so-called Williams Rule evidence that allegedly lacked any probative value regarding any fact at issue, and in adjudicating him guilty of two counts of burglary and imposing concurrent terms of life imprisonment, where the amended information alleged only one entry and one victim. We find no abuse of discretion in the court’s admitting relevant “similar fact”…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
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- McKinney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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