Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 28, 1980No. 59191PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery and motor vehicle theft. Held:

1. The conviction for armed robbery was on an aider and abettor basis. The evidence is undisputed that defendant drove two coactors to a store in a stolen car, waited outside in the car while they robbed the store clerk, and then drove them away. Defendant claims that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel because his counsel did not get statements from the coactors or call them as witnesses to support his testimony that he did not know they were going to commit the robbery…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Suits v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Bowen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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