State v. Williams
Annotate this CaseDefendant was tried on charges of kidnapping and robbery of a father, mother, and three children. At trial, a jury instruction based on the Supreme Court’s decision in State v. White was neither requested nor given. The jury convicted Defendant of five counts of especially aggravated kidnapping of the husband, wife, and three children; aggravated burglary of the husband’s residence; and two counts of aggravated robbery of the husband and wife. The Court of Criminal Appeals modified the conviction of aggravated robbery of the wife to aggravated assault and otherwise affirmed. The Supreme Court remanded the case for consideration in light of White. On remand, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of especially aggravated kidnapping as to the three children but reversed the convictions of especially aggravated kidnapping as to the husband and wife and remanded those charges for a new trial . Defendant appealed the Court of Criminal Appeals’ holding that he was not entitled to a new trial for failure to receive a jury instruction as to the three kidnapping charges of the three children. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the White jury instruction was not required as to the offenses of especially aggravated kidnapping of the three children.
Court Description: Authoring Judge: Chief Justice Sharon G. Lee
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