Williams v. State

Peterson, Justice.

Joseph Scott Williams was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Adiren Thompson.1 Williams appeals and argues that the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion to shuffle the jury pool; (2) excluding evidence supporting his claim of self-defense; (3) denying his motion for a mistrial when the State questioned him about allegations of jury tampering by a third party; and (4) failing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter. Williams also argues that (5) his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm because the court was…