Williamson v. United States

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

At the conclusion of a jury trial, appellant Williamson was found guilty on seven counts, including premeditated first-degree murder while armed (“first-degree murder”), possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, carrying a pistol without a license, assault with intent to kill while armed, threatening to do bodily harm, and two counts of obstructing justice. The charges stemmed from the fatal shooting of Sergio Chambliss and the wounding of Robert Dixon, Sr. during the same incident.

Williamson attacks the verdict on a broad front. He first…