Williams v. State

Appellant, Wallace L. Williams, Jr., appeals his conviction for sale, purchase, manufacture or delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school and habitual felony offender sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. We affirm appellant’s conviction but remand the case to the trial court for resentencing.

As to the first issue raised on appeal, we find that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in denying defense counsel’s request for a jury view of the crime scene. We also reject appellant’s argument that a sentence of life imprisonment in this case constitutes cruel…