Williams v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree; with the advice of counsel, he withdrew a not guilty plea and entered a plea of guilty to the offense of murder in the second degree; he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for twenty years and now seeks review of the judgment of conviction and sentence.

The judgment and sentence of which appellant seeks review was rendered by the court on April 24, 1970. The notice of appeal filed by appellant in proper person was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Volusia County on May 27, 1970, more than thirty days from the…