Williams v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

Jessie B. Williams appeals from his convictions for murder, attempted murder, and robbery for his role in the shooting deaths of Bennie Spears and James Edison and the attempted murder of Almeka Dodds. In this direct appeal, Williams raises four issues for our review which we rephrase as follows: (1) did the trial court err by admitting evidence that Williams was known by a nickname; (2) did the trial court err by refusing to strike the entire testimony of a State’s witness; (3) was the evidence sufficient to support the convictions; and (4) did the trial court err by imposing…