State v. Williams

|, On November 26, 2002, Defendant/Appellant, Freddie Williams (“Defendant”), and two accomplices robbed the Security Finance Store in Minden, Louisiana. Defendant was arrested and charged with armed robbery. The State agreed to dismiss other pending charges and not pursue a habitual offender bill against Defendant if he pled guilty to one count of armed robbery. Defendant pled guilty to one count of armed robbery on August 11, 2003, and, on December 1, 2003, was sentenced to serve 50 years at hard labor, 5 years of which was to be served without benefits.

Defendant appealed, arguing that his…