Williams v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed Williams’s convictions for malice murder and related offenses. It held that the evidence, including evidence supporting the State’s theory that the shootings were retaliatory rather than justified, was constitutionally sufficient; that no evidentiary error concerning the accomplice’s guilty plea could be reviewed because the plea was never admitted and no proffer established prejudice; and that the 25-month delay before retrial did not violate Williams’s speedy-trial right. The Court concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the speedy-trial factors against Williams.