Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 14, 1997No. A96A2423PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

A jury convicted Billy Wilbure Williams of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and two of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. We affirm.

1. Williams claims the State presented insufficient evidence to support his conviction.

Around 7:30 p.m. on May 17, 1994, an eyewitness saw Williams exiting the victim’s second-story apartment through a kitchen window. She recognized Williams because she knew him from the apartment complex. Williams looked at her, jumped down from the window, and ran away. As the victim was returning to his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Haralson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Igle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Abrams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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