(DOWNLOAD) "George Williams v. State Indiana" by Supreme Court of Indiana No. 676S173 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: George Williams v. State Indiana
- Author : Supreme Court of Indiana No. 676S173
- Release Date : January 07, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
Description
The defendant, George Williams, was convicted of robbery and felony murder by a jury. He was sentenced to ten to fifteen years for the robbery offense and to life imprisonment for the murder. He now appeals and raises issues on the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of evidence of an alleged prior crime. The events of the night of the crime can be summarized from the record. Three men robbed a tavern in Gary, Indiana. During this robbery the bartender was wounded and a customer standing close to the bar was shot and killed. One of the state's witnesses, Alicia Leon, had come to the tavern earlier that evening with two friends and was sitting at the bar during the crime. One of her friends, Paul Herrera, had left the bar briefly and was just returning when the robbery occurred. He started arguing with one of the robbers and Alicia Leon jumped up to try to stop the argument. At this time Herrera was killed and Alicia Leon got a very close look at the robber who shot him. Leon positively identified the defendant at the trial as the man who killed Herrera.