Williams v. State

Smith, Justice.

Richard Williams shot and killed Mack Newberry on the evening of March 1,1980. Williams was indicted for murder and tried before a jury in Gordon County Superior Court. Williams was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on July 11,1980. This case comes to us on direct appeal from the Superior Court. We affirm.

Richard Williams, appellant, age fifteen, attended an informal evening gathering of friends at the home of a neighbor, the Postell family. Appellant lived nearby with his mother. Williams was among those at the party who were drinking, dancing, and listening to…