Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 9, 1998No. S98A0708PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

Danny Williams appeals from his conviction of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Appellant calls into question the sufficiency of evidence, the admission of autopsy photos and the jury instructions on the justification defense. Finding no error, we affirm.

Danny Williams shot Rex Story three times with a 12-gauge shotgun which had been left loaded in Williams’ kitchen. Story’s dead body was found with a knife which belonged to Williams in his hand. There were no other witnesses to the incident except Williams, who testified as…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Eckman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Lucky v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Tepanca v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Rittenhouse v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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