WILLIAMS v. STATE
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In Georgia, defendant Eric Williams was convicted of malice murder and other offenses related to a 2017 shooting outside a nightclub. Williams appealed his convictions and sentence, arguing errors in the trial process and ineffective assistance of counsel. His allegations included that the trial court wrongly denied his motion to suppress evidence taken from his cell phone and improperly admitted a YouTube video as a demonstrative aid. He also claimed the court erred in admitting evidence of his refusal to submit to a gunshot residue test and in resentencing him under a recidivist provision.
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Williams's convictions and sentence. It found no plain error in the admission of evidence regarding Williams's refusal to submit to the gunshot residue test. The court deemed any errors in admitting the YouTube video or denying the motion to suppress to be harmless due to the strong evidence against Williams. It also concluded that the trial court did not err in resentencing Williams under the recidivist provision. Finally, the court found that Williams failed to show that his counsel's performance was deficient or that any alleged deficiencies prejudiced his defense.
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