Williams v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

Following a bench trial, Willie Lee Williams was convicted of one count of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1). He appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the denial of his motion for a directed verdict, the sentence imposed, and the denial of his request to testify while not handcuffed.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict (Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979)), the evidence shows that at approximately 10:00 p.m. on March 1, 2005, Ernest Howard was on his…