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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 17, 1995
663 So. 2d 672 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 94-00037.

November 17, 1995.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, W. Douglas Baird, J.

Robert H. Dillinger, St. Petersburg, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


The defendant, Adolphus Williams, appeals his convictions for four counts of kidnapping. We affirm three of the convictions but reverse the conviction for the kidnapping of Lowell Johnson, Sr. As to that charge, the defendant was entitled to be discharged for violation of the speedy trial rule for the reasons explained in this court's opinion in the appeal of Williams' codefendant, Adams v. State, 659 So.2d 396 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). See also Critton v. State, 659 So.2d 399 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

We reverse the defendant's conviction on the charge of kidnapping Lowell Johnson, Sr., and remand with directions that the conviction be vacated and the defendant be discharged on this count. Because the defendant's sentencing scoresheet must be recalculated, we also remand for resentencing on the remaining three convictions which are affirmed.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.

DANAHY, A.C.J., and FRANK, J., concur.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 17, 1995
663 So. 2d 672 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:ADOLPHUS WILLIAMS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Nov 17, 1995

Citations

663 So. 2d 672 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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