Williams v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Ronald Williams was convicted of murder for cracking a man’s skull with a metal pole. We find the force of the blow itself provided sufficient evidence that the defendant knowingly killed the victim. We also agree with the trial court that a witness’s prior drug use and past work as a police informant were not relevant and that the prosecutor’s failure to disclose certain police notes until trial did not require reversal in these circumstances.

Background

The facts most favorable to the verdict indicate that on May 29, 1998, Matthew McGarvey went with a friend to buy…