Williams v. State

22 Citing cases

  1. Carter v. State

    S19A0409 (Ga. May. 20, 2019)   Cited 12 times

    "'As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State's case, the jury's verdict will be upheld.'" Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 199, 200 (695 SE2d 246) (2010) (citation omitted). According to Carter, the evidence presented at trial showed only that Carter and Chepkuto had a sexual encounter and that Chepkuto was found dead the next morning.

  2. Clark v. State

    714 S.E.2d 736 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 4 times

    (Punctuation omitted.) Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 199, 200 ( 695 S.E.2d 246) (2010), citing Miller v. State, 273 Ga. 831, 832 ( 546 S.E.2d 524) (2001). Properly construed, the record reflects that on July 31, 2009, the victim, Nicinor Ortiz Mejia, was accosted at his mailbox by two individuals, one of whom pointed a gun at the victim's stomach with one hand and with his other hand took "stuff from the victim's pocket.

  3. Brown v. State

    309 Ga. App. 511 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 12 times
    Affirming conviction for robbery by sudden snatching where defendant took the victim's wallet out of a shopping cart while the victim was several feet away and the victim yelled for defendant to stop

    (Punctuation omitted.) Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 199, 200 ( 695 SE2d 246) (2010), citing Miller v. State, 273 Ga. 831, 832 ( 546 SE2d 524) (2001). Properly viewed, the evidence adduced at trial shows that Larry Ceminsky was shopping at a Walmart in Cobb County on February 20, 2008, when he walked away from his shopping cart to get dog food. He realized that he had left his wallet in his cart and came back to it "real quickly.

  4. Pulliam v. State

    309 Ga. App. 477 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 6 times

    (Punctuation omitted.) Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 199, 200 ( 695 SE2d 246) (2010), citing Miller v. State, 273 Ga. 831, 832 ( 546 SE2d 524) (2001). Applying this standard to the case before us, we conclude that the evidence adduced at trial provided ample authority for the jury to find Pulliam guilty of the offenses charged beyond a reasonable doubt.

  5. Price v. State

    316 Ga. 400 (Ga. 2023)   Cited 2 times

    (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010). Those determinations are reserved to the jury.

  6. Miller v. State

    864 S.E.2d 451 (Ga. 2021)   Cited 2 times

    Davenport v. State , 311 Ga. 667, 669-70 (1), 859 S.E.2d 52 (2021). See also Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010) (" ‘This Court does not reweigh evidence or resolve conflicts in testimony. It was for the jury to determine the credibility of the witnesses and to resolve any conflicts or inconsistencies in the evidence.

  7. Smith v. State

    308 Ga. 81 (Ga. 2020)   Cited 42 times
    Holding that counsel's performance was not deficient for failing to object to a jury instruction where the objection would have required a change, or at least a clarification, of binding precedent to prevail

    " ‘As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld.’ " Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010) (citation omitted). Here, Cofer testified that she personally observed Smith shooting at her and her friends.

  8. Boyd v. State

    306 Ga. 204 (Ga. 2019)   Cited 26 times
    Affirming conviction for armed robbery where defendant told victims "y'all already know what time it is" and to "give it up"

    "As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld." Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010) (citation and punctuation omitted). (a) To support Boyd’s conviction for felony murder, the State was required to prove that Boyd proximately caused, either directly or as a party to the crime, Murphy’s death while in the commission of aggravated assault.

  9. Coley v. State

    305 Ga. 658 (Ga. 2019)   Cited 19 times
    Finding defendant waived appellate review of mistrial motion where he did not move for mistrial until after witness's testimony was complete, another witness had testified, and recess was taken for lunch

    " ‘As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State's case, the jury's verdict will be upheld.’ " Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010) (citation omitted). Coley asserts that the evidence, which included Lawson's testimony that he witnessed Coley murder Adams and that he heard Coley admit to shooting Adams, was vague and conflicting.

  10. Yarn v. State

    305 Ga. 421 (Ga. 2019)   Cited 22 times
    Discussing corroboration of accomplice testimony

    " ‘As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld.’ " Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 199, 200, 695 S.E.2d 246 (2010) (citation omitted). The testimony of an accomplice must be corroborated to sustain a felony conviction.