Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 8, 2006No. S06A0258PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEARS, Chief Justice.

Joseph Williams and Carlos Walker were convicted in 1998 of malice murder, armed robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, and related offenses for their roles in the robbery and shooting death of Terrance Griffin. They appeal, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate the testimony of their accomplice. Finding no merit to their contentions, we affirm the convictions.

1. The evidence presented at trial showed that on January 13, 1998, one of Terrance Griffin’s friends found him dead in his Burke County home. Griffin had been killed by a single 9-millimeter…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Linares v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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  3. Navarrete v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Nelms v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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