WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 66075.

472 So.2d 738 (1985)

Sylvester WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvester Williams, in pro. per.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


EHRLICH, Justice.

This cause is before the Court for response to a question certified as being of great public importance pursuant to jurisdiction granted in article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution. The case below is reported at 455 So.2d 543 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Petitioner was charged with first-degree murder, but entered a negotiated plea to second-degree murder with a firearm. He was sentenced to life with a...

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