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Williams v. State

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Mar 11, 2015
163 So. 3d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

Opinion

No. 3D15–195.

2015-03-11

Donald A. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Donald A. Williams, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, for respondent.


A Case of Original Jurisdiction—Mandamus.
Donald A. Williams, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SUAREZ, FERNANDEZ, and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Donald A. Williams seeks a petition for mandamus ordering the trial court to provide him with an evidentiary hearing on his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Williams seeks to attack the factual basis for imposition of the three-year mandatory minimum sentence for firearm possession, and does not allege that his sentence exceeded the maximum authorized by law. Thus, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, rather than rule 3.800, is the proper procedural vehicle for Williams to challenge the mandatory minimum sentence. Williams was convicted in 1989, and because the two-year limitations period to file a motion pursuant to rule 3.850 has expired, we deny Williams' petition for mandamus. See Bradley v. State, 3 So.3d 1168, 1170 (Fla.2009); Leath v. State, 805 So.2d 956, 957 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).


Summaries of

Williams v. State

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Mar 11, 2015
163 So. 3d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:Donald A. Williams, Petitioner, v. The State of Florida, Respondent.

Court:Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Mar 11, 2015

Citations

163 So. 3d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

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