Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1986No. 45A03-8601-PC-29PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Presiding Judge.
Robert Williams was convicted of Robbery, a Class B felony 1 and found to be an habitual offender. 2 His sentence of ten (10) years was enhanced by thirty (80) years on the habitual offender finding. The conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Indiana Supreme Court on March 3, 1982. Williams v. State (1982) Ind., 431 N.E.2d 793.
On March 4, 1983 Williams filed his pro se Petition for Post Conviction Relief challenging the validity of the habitual offender finding and sentence enhancement. The State conceded error and the trial court vacated the habitual offender…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by23 opinions
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