Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1996No. 45S00-9210-DP-770PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON DIRECT APPEAL
SULLIVAN, Justice.
We review and affirm the murder convie-tions and death sentence of defendant Edward Earl Williams.
Background
In the early morning hours of June 19, 1992, defendant, armed with a handgun, Je-melle Joshua, armed with a shotgun, and three others set out to steal audio and video equipment from the basement of school teacher Michael Richardson. Defendant and Joshua were admitted to Richardson's home and their three accomplices followed them in. Besides Richardson, they encountered a number of children and adults, including Richardson's sister, Debra Rice, and…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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