Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 22, 2015No. 2D12-6172PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

Jonathan Williams appeals his judgments and sentences for sexual battery with a deadly weapon, as charged, and robbery with a weapon, a lesser included offense of robbery with a firearm. The trial court sentenced Mr. Williams to life in prison on the sexual battery charge, followed by thirty years in prison for the robbery. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(1)(A). The trial court imposed the consecutive sentences on the impermissible basis that Mr. Williams failed to show remorse and advanced an incredible defense. We affirm the judgments without further…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hannum v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. Bracero v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  5. Gage v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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3Cited by8 opinions

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