WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 70-211.

245 So.2d 680 (1971)

Theophilus WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theophilus Williams, in pro. per.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Rodney Durrance, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WALDEN, Judge.

The trial court denied appellant's motion under Rule 1.850, F.R.Cr.Proc., 33 F.S.A., without a hearing. He appeals. We reverse and remand with instructions to conduct an evidentiary hearing.

Appellant, a juvenile, was charged with rape. He apparently plead guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Of the points presented only that urging that his guilty plea was involuntary and coerced has merit, and that only sufficient to require...

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