Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 12, 1986No. 1 Div. 179Published

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, Jewell D. Williams, was indicted on a charge of first degree sodomy in violation of § 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found appellant guilty of sexual misconduct and he was sentenced to 12 months in the county jail. Appellant contends that the trial court erred to reversal in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal.

Appellant’s conviction arises out of a series of incidents that occurred while appellant was an inmate at the Baldwin County jail. The victim was the 18-year-old cellmate of the appellant. He testified that early one morning the appellant…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jacks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Perryman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. People v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973

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