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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Mar 21, 2003
840 So. 2d 439 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 5D03-375.

Opinion filed March 21, 2003.

Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

Joseph Lawrence Williams, Malone, pro se.

No Appearance for Respondent.


Joseph Lawrence Williams ["Williams"] petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking a belated appeal.

Williams entered a no contest plea to the sale, manufacture, or delivery of cocaine and received a ten-year sentence, which conformed to the plea bargain. He appealed, and this court affirmed without opinion. Williams v. State, No. 01-3283, 812 So.2d 432 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).

Now, in this petition, Williams complains that trial counsel did not properly investigate his case and did not properly handle an earlier plea offer of twenty-four months. This is not a belated appeal habeas corpus case. If the claim is cognizable at all, it is a matter for post-conviction review under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

WRIT DENIED.

SHARP, W., and SAWAYA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Mar 21, 2003
840 So. 2d 439 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH LAWRENCE WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Mar 21, 2003

Citations

840 So. 2d 439 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

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