Williams v. State

Appellant was charged with the first-degree murder of Robert Anderson. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty of second-degree murder. Appellant was sentenced to fifteen to twenty-five years imprisonment.

The record discloses the following evidence: On the evening of January 26, 1974, the decedent and the appellant attended a party along with several mutual friends. During the course of the party a fight occurred between one Jack Wilson, the decedent and one Daniel Holmes. After this incident occurred the appellant arrived and stated that he was going to whip both Holmes and the…