WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 89-1705.

607 So.2d 478 (1992)

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Kathleen Stover, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Charlie McCoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


MINER, Judge.

Appellant here pled nolo contendere below to second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the fatal beating of a 22-month-old child entrusted to his care. At the conclusion of a sentencing hearing held on May 30, 1989, the trial court pronounced an upward departure sentence citing the victim's infancy and the fact that appellant was in a position of custodial authority over the helpless child. On Friday...

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