Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 10, 1985No. 41839PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant, James Williams, was tried before a Chatham County jury for murder. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal, we overturned his conviction on the basis of the state’s misconduct. Williams v. State, 250 Ga. 463 (298 SE2d 492) (1983). Williams was retried and was again convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. On this appeal, he raises seven enumerations of *509error. We reverse.1
Appellant testified that the victim, Danny Hansford, an acquaintance, fired a shot at him with a pistol during a drug and alcohol induced tantrum. He claimed that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. SaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Fordham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Allison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Laney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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