Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 28, 1986No. 71054PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Melvin Williams appeals from his conviction of rape, kidnapping, robbery by intimidation, aggravated sodomy, and impersonating a law enforcement officer.

1. In the first of five enumerations of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence which led to his conviction and sentence to life in prison. The evidence presented at trial authorized the jury to find that on September 12, 1981, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the 17-year-old female victim and a friend went to an apartment complex in Columbus, Georgia, in search of a former boyfriend. While outside the apartment…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ambros v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. McGinnis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Sweeney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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