Williams v. State

NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL — FELONY.

DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED.

¶ 1. Williams was convicted of murder in the beating death ofJessie Cutley which occurred in a public street while Cutley waswalking home. Williams was indicted along with several otherco-defendants. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Wegranted certiorari to consider whether the jury was adequatelyinstructed. We conclude that it was not. His Petition for Writ ofCertiorari challenges the Court of Appeals' findings on all nineassignments of error. Jury instructions allowing the jury toconsider deliberate design…