Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 8, 2021No. S21A1171PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 386

FINAL COPY S21A1171. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A DeKalb County jury found Leon Williams guilty of malice murder, terroristic threats, and three counts of cruelty to children in connection with the drowning death of his ten-year-old son, Kentae Williams (“Kentae”).1 Williams contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his convictions. He also 1 Kentae drowned on April 28, 2017. In connection with Kentae’s death, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted Williams on September 14, 2017, for malice murder (Count 1); felony murder based on…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Collum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  3. Linson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Cochran v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Vasquez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Zayas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. Boles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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