Williams v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Johnny B. Williams appeals his convictions of cruelty to a child, tampering with evidence, and making false statements in matters within the jurisdiction of the Savannah Police Department, enumerating six errors. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence regarding the convictions for tampering and false statements, and further asserts the trial court erred in: allowing the State to introduce similar transaction evidence; sentencing him to cruel and unusual punishment; allowing the State to introduce evidence of his custodial statement; admitting evidence of a police report…