Williams v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “[s]econd-degree murder is frequently described as unpremeditated murder” but that “[i]t does not . . . require proof of nonpremeditation”— “it is simply an available alternative when there is non-proof of premeditation”
• whether circumstances in reckless endangerment are likely to result in serious physical injury or death is an objective inquiry
• “The mens rea of assault with intent to maim involves the deliberate intention and willful desire and purpose of inflicting harm on the victim”
• “It is not a defense to prove that one is more culpable than charged.”
• “It is not a defense to prove that one is more culpable than charged.”
• reckless endangerment is directed at inhibiting criminal conduct before it goes too far

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State of Arizona v. Christopher Mathew Payne
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2013-11-21· cited 304×
• State v. Stanley
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-11-18· cited 101×
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-02-24· cited 96×
• State v. Springer
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2015-06-29· cited 67×
• McClurkin & Jackson v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2015-04-01· cited 56×
• Jones v. Maryland
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-02-07· cited 46×
• Wieland v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1994-06-28· cited 45×
• Galloway v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-10-11· cited 32×
• Pagotto v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-07-07· cited 24×
• In re Lakeysha P.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1995-09-28· cited 18×
• State v. Bowers
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-05-20· cited 16×
• Ashe v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-04-01· cited 16×
• Albrecht v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1995-05-31· cited 16×
• Marlin v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2010-04-30· cited 15×
• State v. O'Rear
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2012-02-17· cited 13×
• Stouffer v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1997-12-03· cited 12×
• Alston v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1994-11-16· cited 11×
• Williams v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1996-05-07· cited 8×
• Latray v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2015-02-25· cited 8×
• Manokey v. Waters
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-12-02· cited 8×

Cites

46 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Blockburger v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1931-12-11· cited 10,676×
• State v. Hawkins
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-04-13· cited 132×
• Shell v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-07-24· cited 125×
• People v. Davis
  New York Court of Appeals· 1988-06-09· cited 104×
• Monoker v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-12-05· cited 103×
• JOHNSON, ETC. v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1965-05-05· cited 99×
• Lamb v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1992-10-01· cited 85×
• Henry v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-11-25· cited 81×
• Clay v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1957-01-11· cited 77×
• State v. Gibson
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1968-06-03· cited 64×
• Lindsay v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1969-11-17· cited 57×
• Palmer v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1960-10-27· cited 56×
• Robinson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-11-12· cited 56×
• Duren v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-10-01· cited 53×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1979-01-26· cited 52×
• Craig v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1959-11-17· cited 52×
• Glenn v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1986-07-15· cited 49×
• State v. Gibson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-06-30· cited 48×
• Commonwealth v. Hawkins
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1893-01-04· cited 48×
• Commonwealth v. Sanders
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-15· cited 40×