Williams v. State

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

| Appellant Akin O. Williams was convicted of rape by a Hempstead County jury on November 2, 2010, and sentenced to sixty years’ imprisonment. In his four points on appeal, appellant argues that the trial court erred by (1) refusing to. grant his motion for mistrial; (2) denying his motion for directed verdict; (3) permitting the introduction of evidence related to his initial refusal to give a DNA sample; and (4) refusing to permit the introduction of the victim’s criminal history. We affirm appellant’s conviction.

Appellant was charged and tried before a jury on…