Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 10, 1982No. 37950PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Alvin Williams, was convicted of murder and received a life sentence. He appeals, raising eight enumerations of error. We affirm.

The evidence most favorable to the state can be summarized as follows: Appellant and a friend, Dafford Madison, were shooting dice outside the Fifth Inn Lounge in Lowndes County with the victim, Lewis Carter, Jr. Appellant and Carter got into an argument over money and Carter walked off. Madison told appellant that Carter was “going to get something” and gave appellant a pistol, which appellant placed in his back pocket. Appellant hurried after Carter,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Emmett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Shouse v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. Chancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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