Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 2003No. 2003-KA-0987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J^LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge.
The defendant, Travon Williams, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is now appealing his conviction on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Mr. Williams was charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and with one count of possession of cocaine. At his arraignment, Mr. Williams pled not guilty to both counts. He subsequently filed a motion to suppress the evidence, which was denied. The State then severed the charges against Mr. Williams, and he…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. SeissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by5 opinions
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