Williams v. State

BROWN, Judge.

The appellants, Lawrence Paultice Williams (“Williams”), and Mark Antonio Thompkins (“Thompkins”), were jointly tried for the murder of William Glen Richardson. Both Williams and Thompkins were convicted of reckless murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, and were sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment.

ISSUES COMMON TO BOTH WILLIAMS AND THOMPKINS

I

Williams and Thompkins contend that the trial court erred in granting the state’s motion to consolidate their cases, arguing that consolidation was unfairly prejudicial because, they say, their defenses were mutually…