Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 29, 2013No. S13A0292PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
Taron Maurice Williams was tried by a Chatham County jury and convicted of the murder of Aljene Flannings and other crimes related to the unlawful possession of a firearm. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Williams appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it limited his cross-examination of a prosecution witness about another case in which the witness had been charged with armed robbery but had been allowed to plead guilty to a lesser *845included offense. Williams also claims that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Having reviewed the…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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