Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 31, 1965No. 5064PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Chief Judge.

After hearing, the trial court entered an order denying the appellant’s post-conviction motion seeking relief from a judgment and sentence of life imprisonment imposed in 1941. The appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to find that his plea of guilty, entered through counsel appointed to defend him against a first degree murder charge, was induced by a confession obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. We find no error and affirm without deciding (1) whether or not the confession was in fact so obtained, or (2) whether or not relief is…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Billy Joe Wright v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  2. Childress v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  3. Nolan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  4. Key v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  5. Camacho v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

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