State of Tennessee v. Ralph Lamar Williams alias Ralph Daniels

Case Number
E2002-02274-CCA-R3-CD

A Hamilton County Criminal Court jury convicted the defendant, Ralph Lamar Williams, of four counts of aggravated rape, a Class A felony; one count of rape, a Class B felony; and one count of aggravated kidnapping, a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced him as a violent offender to life without parole for each conviction. The defendant appeals, claiming that the prosecutor improperly suggested to the jury during closing argument that the defense bore the burden of establishing the defendant's innocence. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Authoring Judge
Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge
Judge Rebecca J. Stern
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Ralph Lamar Williams alias Ralph Daniels
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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