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- Title: Williams v. State
- Author : Florida Court of Appeal
- Release Date : January 28, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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Appellant, Eugene Williams, appeals from his conviction after entering a plea of nolo contendere for home invasion robbery with a firearm, battery on an elderly person while wearing a mask, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon while wearing a mask, and battery while wearing a mask. Williams raises two issues on appeal. We reverse on the first and the second is without merit. We address Williams's first point that the trial court erred in granting the state's motion to reconsider and set aside the trial court's prior decision permitting Williams to withdraw his plea. Williams had originally entered a plea of not guilty to the charges but decided to change his plea to nolo contendere. A hearing was held on January 26, 1999, to determine the status of his plea. The trial court found that Williams's change of plea was voluntary under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.172, accepted Williams's plea of nolo contendere, and set the sentencing hearing for March 5, 1999. On February 9, 1999, appellant filed a pro se motion to withdraw his plea alleging that he had found evidence that could prove his innocence and he had a good chance of winning at trial.