Williams v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Danny Williams was convicted of the murder of Wayne Ingram. He was tried by a jury and found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals raising issues of the legality of the search for the murder weapon and the propriety of the instructions to the jury.

On May 6, 1985, the defendant’s cousin, Patrick Williams, and a friend, Michael Allen, visited the defendant at the defendant’s father’s apartment. During the visit, Patrick Williams mentioned to the defendant that the victim had taken some marijuana from Patrick several months earlier but had subsequently paid for it.…