Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1987No. 43747PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunt, Justice.

Thomas Nat Williams was convicted of the felony murder of Milton Woodson, the aggravated assault of Sammy Woodson, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He received a life sentence with 10 years to be served concurrently for the aggravated assault and three years probation for the firearms violation. He appeals raising the general grounds and several special grounds involving the prosecutor’s argument and the charges regarding felony murder and self-defense, and whether a policeman was properly allowed to testify without first being qualified as an expert in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. McCrary v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Jolley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Short v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. State v. BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  3. State v. AmadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  4. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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