Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 10, 1997No. S96A1980PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Ronald Vashon Williams was convicted by a jury of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Rufus Gordon Smith.1 *772Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Williams appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered thereon, primarily taking issue with the jury instructions and asserting that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

At approximately 3:00 a.m., Williams and co-defendant Dante Weems left their residence at Crescent Hills Apartments armed with a .32 caliber chrome pistol with a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Tarvestad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Gober v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Raulerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Roper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API