Williams v. State
Annotate this CaseIn 1997, Appellant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and attempted first-degree murder. In 2003, Appellant filed his first postconviction petition. The postconviction court denied the petition after holding an evidentiary hearing. In 2013, Appellant filed his second postconviction petition, claiming that he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. The postconviction court denied the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing, concluding that the petition was both untimely under the two-year statute of limitations for filing a postconviction petition and procedurally barred under State v. Knaffla. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant’s claims were procedurally barred.
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