Williams v. State

Gregory Williams appeals his first-degree murder conviction and his resulting life sentence. He raises only one issue on appeal, claiming the State’s closing argument deprived him of a fair trial. More specifically, he argues that the State’s argument comparing him and his codefen-dants to “a pack of wolves” crossed the line and resulted in fundamental error. We reject this claim.

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