Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 6, 2019No. S19A0346PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

305 Ga. 776

FINAL COPY S19A0346. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Demarcio Williams appeals his convictions for murder and attempted armed robbery in connection with the shooting death of James Akridge.1 Williams contends that he received ineffective 1 Akridge was killed on June 28, 2010. A Johnson County grand jury returned an indictment on October 27, 2010, charging Williams with malice murder, felony murder (predicated on aggravated assault), aggravated assault (shooting Akridge), aggravated assault (pointing a gun at Akridge), and criminal attempt to commit a felony (attempted…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. MORRIS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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