Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 16, 2002No. A02A1296PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

A jury, found Antonio Williams guilty of two counts of rape and two counts of aggravated assault. Williams appeals, contending that the trial court (1) improperly excluded evidence of his previous consensual sex with the victims and (2) erroneously admitted DNA evidence derived from a blood sample taken after he had asked for a lawyer. As neither contention has merit, we affirm.

Taken in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence showed that, around 3:00 a.m. on March 4, 2000, Williams approached G. J. on a street in Thomasville and offered to pay her $10 to have…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Michigan v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Roper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  5. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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