Williams v. State

320 Ga. 592

FINAL COPY S24A0894. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. In October 2018, a jury found Jasmine Williams guilty of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Gregory Swinson.1 On appeal, Williams argues that (1) the trial judge should have recused himself for his conduct during the trial; (2) the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on justification, accident, and voluntary manslaughter; and (3) her trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by withdrawing his request to charge on defense of habitation. For the following reasons, we…