Title

Re-enactment of Key Witness Testimony in the Third Murder Trial of Jim Williams

Authors

Frank W. Seiler, Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP
Ronald L. Carlson, University of Georgia School of Law

Event Date

3-7-1997

Abstract

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Re-enactment of the Murder Trial of Jim Williams presented by members of the UGA Law School Mock Trial Program.

Commentary during the re-enactment was provided by lead defense attorney Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler (LL.B. '57) and Callaway Professor of Law Ronald L. Carlson, a leading authority on trial practice and evidence.

Downloadable materials include sections from Professor Carlson's text Trial Handbook for Georgia Lawyers, Second Edition discussing the legal concepts, use of justifiable force, character of victim, expert witnesses, opinion evidence, and mistrial.

The re-enactment was held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 1997 at the University of Georgia Chapel.

Repository Citation

Seiler, Frank W. and Carlson, Ronald L., "Re-enactment of Key Witness Testimony in the Third Murder Trial of Jim Williams" (1997). Law Day Lectures. 3.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/lectures_pre_arch_lectures_lawday/3