Williamson v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, armed burglary, extortion, three counts of attempted murder, five counts of armed kidnapping, and four counts of armed robbery. Defendant was respectively sentenced to death and multiple terms of imprisonment. The Supreme Court later vacated Defendant's convictions and sentences on the attempted murder charges. Defendant subsequently filed a motion to vacate his first-degree murder conviction and sentence of death, raising several claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The postconviction court denied relief on Defendant's claims. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, even assuming trial counsel's alleged deficiencies, they did not so affect the fairness and reliability of the proceeding that confidence in the outcome was undermined.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.