Williams v. State

Richard Williams challenges the order of the trial court denying his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings.

In his motion, Williams alleged that he pleaded to trafficking in fourteen grams or more but less than twenty-eight grams of methamphetamine. He further alleged that the three-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment1 imposed by the trial court pursuant to section 893.135(l)(f)(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1999), is illegal based on our opinion in Taylor v.…