Ex Parte Jason Oric Williams. (In Re Jason Oric Williams v. State).

Summary

The court affirmed Williams's capital-murder convictions and death sentence, rejecting his claim that the prosecutor improperly used a post-indictment grand jury to obtain discovery and impeachment material. Because Williams did not timely object, the court reviewed the claim for plain error and found that the prosecutor's purpose was to investigate still-pending attempted-murder charges, not primarily to prepare the capital-murder indictments for trial. The court also found no adverse effect on Williams's substantial rights because the witness's grand-jury testimony was materially duplicative of information already available to the defense.