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State v. Williams

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 1985PublishedCited by 223 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The defendant, Stephen Leon Williams, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by electrocution for the killing of James E. Grizzle on or about January 12, 1981.

The victim, James Grizzle, a middle-aged man, apparently had saved some money while employed by a steel company in Indiana and he purchased an old house located near the Holston River in Hawkins County. He set about to remodel the two-story dwelling house and engaged the defendant, Stephen Leon Williams, to assist him in that work. As the remodeling work progressed, these two men lived on the…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by223 opinions

  1. State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. OdomTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. RiceTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. CazesTennessee Supreme Court · 1994

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