Legal Opinion

Shepard v. Williams

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 5, 2016No. S16A0405PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Chief Justice.

In May 2011, appellee Kealy Williams pled guilty to charges of malice murder, felony murder, hijacking a motor vehicle, armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to life in prison on the malice murder conviction, twenty years imprisonment for his convictions for hijacking, armed robbery and aggravated assault, and a consecutive, suspended five-year sentence for the possession of a firearm conviction. In April 2013, he filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by5 opinions

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