Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 1, 2001No. A01A0554PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Thomas County jury found Carl Williams guilty of child molestation for acts he perpetrated against his eight-year-old niece. He appeals. On review, we affirm.

1. In a two-prong attack, Williams contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and that the trial court erred in finding otherwise.(a) First, Williams claims his trial attorney was ineffective for failing to call parole officer Van Landingham at a Uniform Superior Court Rule 31.3 (B) similar transaction hearing. Williams contends Van Landingham would have testified that Williams was in jail on a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Paul v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Burge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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