Williams v. State

308 Ga. 532

FINAL COPY S20A0241. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Richard Williams II was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder in connection with the strangulation death of Cory Robinson.1 Williams’s sole claim on appeal is that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial lawyer failed to present as a defense that Williams accidentally killed Robinson during consensual erotic asphyxiation. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial shows the following. At the time of the…