Terry Williams (murderer)

Terrance Williams
Born (1966-02-27) February 27, 1966 (age 58)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Third-degree murder (overturned)
First-degree murder (1984)
Criminal penaltyDeath, commuted to life imprisonment without parole
Imprisoned atState Correctional Institution – Phoenix

Terrance "Terry" Williams (born February 27, 1966, in Pennsylvania) is a prisoner who was sentenced to death for a murder committed at the age of 18. He was also convicted and sentenced to 27 years for a third-degree murder he committed six months earlier. He was scheduled to be executed on October 3, 2012; on September 28, 2012, a Philadelphia judge, Teresa Sarmina, granted a stay of execution.[1] His death sentence was overturned on June 9, 2016, by the U.S. Supreme Court via Williams v. Pennsylvania, and he was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole.[2]

  1. ^ Terry Williams, Facing Death for Killing Alleged Abuser, Granted Stay of Execution The Huffington Post
  2. ^ "October Term, 2015 : Syllabus" (PDF). Supremecourt.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-07.