State v. Williams

Summary

The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the murder and firearm-possession convictions because the physical evidence did not make the state's theory physically impossible and instead presented credibility and evidentiary-weight questions for the jury. It further held that the trial court used the wrong standard when excluding the defendant's expert testimony about surveillance footage, and that the error was not harmless because the testimony could have undermined the eyewitness account central to the state's case. The court upheld the admission of expert testimony concerning one- and two-element particles associated or consistent with gunshot residue, but reversed and remanded for a new trial.