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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 22, 1998
709 So. 2d 631 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

No. 97-3111

Opinion filed April 22, 1998. Rehearing Denied June 3, 1998

An Appeal under Fla. R. App. P. 9.140 (i) from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Ellen L. Leesfield, Judge. L.T. No. 90-41868.

Edward Ellison Williams, in proper person.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.


We reverse the order denying Williams's motion for post-conviction relief. The trial court correctly treated Williams's request for relief as a Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion, State v. Evans, 705 So.2d 631, 632 n.2 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (on rehearing), and correctly denied it as insufficient because there were pages missing from the document Williams filed with the court. However, we reverse the summary denial as it should have been a denial without prejudice to permit Williams to file a complete document.

Reversed and remanded with instructions to permit Williams to file a complete document.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 22, 1998
709 So. 2d 631 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWARD ELLISON WILLIAMS, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 22, 1998

Citations

709 So. 2d 631 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)