Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 4, 1983No. 38847PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Danny Hansford, a part-time employee and frequent house guest of the defendant. The state introduced evidence of a homosexual relationship between the defendant and the deceased. The defendant claimed he shot the deceased in self-defense, and the state contended that the scene of the murder had been contrived to make the shooting appear to have been self-defense. This shooting occurred on May 2, 1981.
Officer Slaughter of the Savannah Police Department testified that at 2:58 a.m. on May 2, 1981,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Golden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
3Cited by27 opinions
- Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Teague v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Turpin v. ToddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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