Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 2003No. 45S00-0306-SD-248PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1020ORDER

SULLIVAN, Acting Chief Justice.

I. Introduction

Darnell Williams has been convicted of two murders and sentenced to death, and *1021execution of the sentence is set for August 1 before sunrise. By counsel, he has filed a "Petition For the Consideration of New Evidence Pursuant to Indiana Code 35-50-2-9(k)," accompanied by sixteen exhibits. The State filed "State's Response In Opposition To Petition For Consideration Of New Evidence."

Williams raises several claims in his petition. He asserts these claims entitle him to relief under a new Indiana statute. The statute at issue provides generally…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. Clark v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
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