Cases

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, May 05, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A25D0346. JARREL DANTE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF GEORGIA. Upon consideration of the Application for Discretionary Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of Juvenile Court is directed to include a copy of this

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 21, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20E0043. WILLIAMS et al. v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al. Upon consideration of the appellants’ emergency motion, the same is hereby GRANTED. The orders granting a preliminary injunction and permitting the sale and liquidation of assets are VACATED, and the pro

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, December 15, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A16A2108. BETTY J. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al.. Upon consideration of the APPELLANT'S motion FOR PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL in the above styled case, it is ordered that the motion is hereby GRANTED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ December 02, 2015 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16D0125. FRANKLIN L. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al. The State obtained a forfeiture order for currency belonging to Franklin L. Williams. The original order, issued in July 2009, was vacated and reissued in July 2015, presumably in order to give Willia

70 F.3d 126 Williamsv.State of Georgia*** NO. 94-8994 United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit. Oct 24, 1995 1 Appeal From: M.D.Ga., No. 92-00094-4-CV-COL 2

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,_________________ July 18, 2012 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A12A2232. DAVID WILLIAMS v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA. David Williams sought to appeal the superior court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The trial court dismissed the appeal on May 8, 2012, and Williams seeks appellate review of this ruling. Und

853 F.2d 928 Williamsv.State of Georgia* NO. 86-8718 United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit. JUN 29, 1988 1 Appeal From: N.D.Ga. 2

840 F.2d 24 Williamsv.State of Georgia NO. 87-8402 United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit. FEB 01, 1988 1 Appeal From: N.D.Ga. 2 AFFIRMED.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia denied.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of Georgia, Richmond County denied.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, February 28, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A13D0239. CARA WILLIAMS v. STATE OF GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. Upon consideration of the Application for Discretionary Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby DENIED. LC NUMBERS: 13A00176 Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

Super. Ct. Fulton County, Ga. Certiorari denied.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ June 21, 2023 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A1509. DEXTER LEE WILLIAMS v. STATE OF GEORGIA EX REL. GEORGE H. HARTWIG, III, D.A. FOR THE HOUSTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. In March 2020, the State of Georgia ex rel. George H. Hartwig, III, District Attorney for the Houston Judicial Circuit (the “St

DUFFEY, District Judge, concurring in the judgment: I concur with the majority’s ultimate holding that the claims in Counts One and Three should be dismissed for their failure to state a plausible claim, and that Plaintiffs’ Fourteenth Amendment claim against the State, asserted under § 1983, should be dismissed because we have no subject matter jurisdiction to consider it. I do not join in the decision t

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court Rule 27, the Court’s reconsideration, and editorial revisions by the Reporter of Decisions. The version of the opinion published in the Advance Sheets for the Georgia Reports, designated as the “Final Copy,” will replace any prior version on the Court’s website and docket. A bound volume of the Georgia Reports will contain the final and official text of the opinion. In the

320 Ga. 592 FINAL COPY S24A0894. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. In October 2018, a jury found Jasmine Williams guilty of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Gregory Swinson.1 On appeal, Williams argues that (1) the trial judge should have recused himself for his conduct during the trial; (2) the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on justification, accident, and voluntary manslaughter; and (3) her trial counsel rende

321 Ga. 390 FINAL COPY S25A0398. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Chief Justice. Michael Williams is appealing his convictions for malice murder and other offenses for the fatal shooting of Tomas Gooden at a house party.1 Williams asserts (1) plain error in the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury that the State bore the burden to disprove Williams’s justification defense and (2) ineffective assistance of 1 Gooden was shot on the night of Decemb

321 Ga. 375 FINAL COPY S25A0249. THE STATE v. CLEVELAND. S25A0250. THE STATE v. WILLIAMS. MCMILLIAN, Justice. After Jalontaye Clay Cleveland and Courtney Trumaine Williams were jointly convicted of malice murder for the shooting death of Vatsal Patel and crimes involving several other victims, the trial court granted a new trial because the court had instructed the jury that three of the State’s witnesses were accomplices to Cleveland and Willi

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court Rule 27, the Court’s reconsideration, and editorial revisions by the Reporter of Decisions. The version of the opinion published in the Advance Sheets for the Georgia Reports, designated as the “Final Copy,” will replace any prior version on the Court’s website and docket. A bound volume of the Georgia Reports will contain the final and official text of the opinion. In the Supreme Cou

Melton, Justice. This case regards the superior court’s validation of a $3.6 million bond, known as the Paulding County Airport Authority Revenue Bond. The bond will be issued by the Paulding County Airport Authority, and the proceeds will be used to widen and extend the taxiway at the Paulding County Airport to accommodate commercial passenger jets. Pursuant to the bond resoluti