State of Oklahoma v. Eric Rayman Williams

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:



INDECENT OR LEWD ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER SIXTEEN (16), in violation of 21 O.S. 1123



Williams claimed that:



I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT DID NOT INSTRUCT THE JURY ON NECESSARY ELEMENTS;



II. THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT ALLOWED THE ADMISSION OF PROPENSITY EVIDENCE;



III. PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT DEPRIVED APPELLANT OF A FAIR TRIAL;



IV. APPELLANT'S CONVICTION FOR COUNT 2 MUST BE REVERSED BECAUSE THE CRIME CHARGED WAS NOT COMMITTED; and



V. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ALL THESE ERRORS DEPRIVED APPELLANT OF A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL PROCEEDING.

The jury recommended sentences of thirty-five years imprisonment on Count 1 and thirty years imprisonment on Count 2. The Honorable Ray C. Elliott, District Judge, sentenced Williams in accordance with the jury's verdicts and ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Judge Elliott also ordered credit for time served. Appellant must serve 85% of his sentences before becoming eligible for parole. 21 O.S.Supp.2015, § 13.1.