Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1983PublishedCited by 766 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The Defendant, Laron Ronald Williams, appeals his conviction of first degree murder, for which he was sentenced to death, and his conviction of first degree burglary, for which he was sentenced to no less than ten nor more than fifteen years in the state penitentiary. He presents to this Court several issues for review, all of which we have carefully studied and found to be without merit.

Since the Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for his convictions, we summarize the evidence presented at trial. On Friday, May 15, 1981, at about 8:20 a.m.,1 Father…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. State v. GraceTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  5. State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by766 opinions

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