Malik Jimer Williams v. State of Florida

Summary

The court held that the trial court properly denied Williams’s motion for judgment of acquittal because the conflicting and equivocal evidence allowed the jury to determine whether the altercation arose from an attempted robbery or self-defense. The court nevertheless quashed the appellate decision insofar as it affirmed Williams’s sentences and remanded for resentencing under the applicable statutory and controlling sentencing law. The convictions were affirmed, while the sentences were subject to resentencing.