Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 20, 2022No. S22A0794PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

314 Ga. 671

FINAL COPY S22A0794. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Erik Albert Williams, Jr., was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Deangelo Hudgins and the shooting of Albert Gilbert. On appeal, Williams raises three enumerations of error: (1) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient as a matter of due process to support his convictions; (2) the trial court erred by failing to grant a new trial when Williams’s accomplice’s guilty plea was admitted into evidence and used substantively against him; and (3) the trial court abused…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McCullum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  3. Redding v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  4. Rucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Bennie Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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