Williams v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Williams's convictions, rejecting his claims that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a continuance, that prosecutorial misconduct was unpreserved, that his counsel was ineffective, and that a jury instruction was erroneous. The Court held that Williams failed to show harm from the denied continuance, that the misconduct claim was not raised, that counsel’s performance was not deficient, and that he did not identify the challenged instruction.