Williams v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Larry Donnell Williams was convicted of the malice murder of his former girl friend, Marquita Powell, and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and five years to be served consecutively for the firearms conviction. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. The jury was authorized to find that on March 18, 1996 Williams ended a stormy relationship with Powell and moved out of her trailer home. Three days later, he placed a telephone call to Powell in which he angrily…