Williams v. State

Ingram, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of rape in the Superior Court of Bulloch County and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals his conviction on the grounds that it is not supported by the evidence and that the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the defenses of insanity and temporary insanity. Appellant also contends the evidence did not warrant the charge on statutory aggravating circumstances given during the sentencing phase of the trial. We affirm.

On the night in question, appellant had become intoxicated at a club near the home of the victim. He testified that he then…