Williams v. State

Henry Williams urges error in the trial court’s denial of his Rule 3.850 motion alleging that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in recommending that he withdraw his guilty plea and proceed to trial, which resulted in his receiving a harsher sentence than that called for in the plea agreement. The motion alleges that counsel advised him that he could not be given the sentence he in fact received after the jury found him guilty.

Williams alleged in the motion that after hearing Williams’ deposition testimony against his co-defendant, trial counsel suggested that he withdraw his plea…