Williams v. State

HINES, Justice.

Timothy Shawn Williams appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Earl Welch. Williams challenges the convictions on the grounds that his closing argument was improperly limited in content and that he suffered ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding the challenges to be without merit, we affirm.

The evidence construed in favor of the verdicts showed that in the early hours of March 7, 2003, Williams drove to Brisendine Road in McDonough. He was armed with a loaded 9…