Williams v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Danny Williams was convicted of murder and other crimes and sentenced to life plus five years in prison. His convictions were affirmed on appeal, Williams v. State, 270 Ga. 125 (508 SE2d 415) (1998), and his state and federal habeas corpus challenges were denied. In 2007 Williams filed a motion to set aside his convictions, arguing for the first time that his trial jury was not sworn. The court denied Williams’ motion and he appeals. For the following reason, we affirm.

The law is clear that a motion to set aside a verdict and vacate a judgment is not an appropriate remedy in…