Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 11, 1992No. S92A0822PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

David Lamar Williams shot and killed Gregory Roberson. Williams was indicted for malice murder, felony murder and the underly ing felony of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, as well as possession of a firearm during the commission of the crime. He was convicted on all counts of the indictment but was sentenced only on the malice murder and the two possession counts. Williams appeals and we affirm.

1. Considering the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found Williams guilty of the crimes…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Farley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Huntley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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