Williams v. Wainwright

The petitioner, Freddie Lee Williams, is a Florida prisoner whose conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death were affirmed by this Court in Williams v. State, 437 So.2d 133 (Fla.1983), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 909, 104 S.Ct. 1690, 80 L.Ed.2d 164 (1984). Here the petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(9), Florida Constitution, and deny the writ.

In this petition Williams alleges that hereceived ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The first instance in support of petitioner’s claim centers on certain language used by the trial…