WILLIAMS v. STATE

S18A0797.

818 S.E.2d 653 (2018)

WILLIAMS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wayne Tarleton , Jackie Lynn Tyo , Georgia Public Defender Council, Atlanta, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Jason Matthew Rea , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, Atlanta, Randall Carl Schonder , The Schonder Law Firm, LLC, Leigh Ellen Patterson , District Attorney, Kayleigh Ann Carter , Floyd County District Attorney's Office, Rome, Attorneys for the Appellee.


Joseph Emani Williams was tried by a Floyd County jury and convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting of Travious Floyd. Williams appeals, contending that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his lawyer failed to request a jury charge on the defense of habitation and that the trial...

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