State v. Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
229 N.C. 348 (1948)
Relevant factsFree
After Bud Hicks shot and wounded Thompson Hooker without provocation, Hicks fled to Annie Williams's (defendant) home; when police arrived, Williams and others falsely told them Hicks had not been there. Hooker later died from the gunshot wound. Williams was indicted and convicted as an accessory after the fact to Hooker's murder, and she appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant is guilty of being an accessory after the fact to murder if she assisted the killer after the fatal wound was inflicted, but before the victim actually died.