Supreme Court of Florida
Williams v. State of Florida, SC05-226, SC05-1579
Denial of defendant's motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death and a petition for habeas relief is affirmed in part as to the denial of relief as it pertains to the guilt-phase portion of appellant's trial. However, denial of relief on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel based on a failure to present certain mitigating evidence at the penalty phase is reversed, and the matter remanded with directions that the sentences be reduced to life.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/10/2008
- Published 01/10/2008
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Joseph F. McDermott of McDermott Law Firm, P.A., St. Petersburg Beach, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Meredith Charbula and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.