Williams v. State

Freddie Williams appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm.

The motion, which was heard more than seven years after Williams’s conviction was affirmed on appeal, alleges the discovery of new evidence and so was properly decided on its merits. See Richardson v. State, 546 So.2d 1037 (Fla.1989). Williams was convicted of robbing William Wade at gunpoint. Years after the fact one Steve Merrill, a fifteen-time convicted felon, came forward and alleged that Wade told him he had fabricated his testimony against Williams in exchange for lenient treatment from the state on…