Williams v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Harvey “Smokie” Williams, Jr., shot and killed Calvin Younger in the parking lot at Jay’s Lounge in Jackson, allegedly in self-defense. At trial, he called a bouncer, Anthony Herrington, to testify that Younger had possessed a firearm earlier that night. That testimony was excluded because it was not disclosed in discovery. Williams was convicted, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Because no evidence indicates that this discovery violation was willful, the evidence should not have been excluded. Thus, the conviction is…