Williams v. State

Full title: Walter John Williams, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Sep 25, 2024

No. 3D24-0723 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Sep. 25, 2024)

Opinion

3D24-0723

09-25-2024

Walter John Williams, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Walter John Williams, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Lower Tribunal No. F78-15256 Teresa Pooler, Judge.

Walter John Williams, in proper person.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY, and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Tutson v. State, 453 So.2d 497 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); (holding that offenders are not entitled to sentencing under the Youthful Offender Act, section 958.04, Florida Statutes (1979), for offenses committed prior to its effective date); see also State v. Pizarro, 383 So.2d 762, 763 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980) ("Since the Youthful Offender Act alters the prescribed punishments for those persons meeting its requirements, it cannot apply to offenses committed prior to its effective date.").