Dexter Lee Williams v. State - Case Dismissed

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Filed March 11th, 2026

Detected March 11th, 2026

Summary

The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed Dexter Lee Williams's appeal in a criminal case. The court found that the appeal was an impermissible second attempt to challenge his conviction, affirming the trial court's denial of his motions.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal filed by Dexter Lee Williams in case A26A1245. The court agreed with the State's motion to dismiss, ruling that Williams's appeal was an impermissible second attempt to challenge his conviction for violating the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). This decision follows previous appeals and motions filed by Williams after his initial conviction.

This dismissal means Williams's conviction stands, and no further challenges to it will be entertained by this court on these grounds. The ruling reinforces the principle that issues that could have been raised in an initial appeal are generally barred in subsequent attempts. Regulated entities, particularly those involved in criminal proceedings, should be aware that repeated attempts to challenge convictions after final affirmation may be dismissed.

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Dexter Lee Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Docket Number: A26A1245
Disposition: Dismissed
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Dismissed

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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                     ATLANTA,____________________
                                              March 11, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A1245. DEXTER LEE WILLIAMS v. THE STATE.

  Following a jury trial, Dexter Williams was convicted of two counts of violating

the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, OCGA § 16-14-1
et seq. After the trial court denied his motion for a new trial, Williams filed a direct
appeal to this Court, and we affirmed his convictions in an unpublished opinion. See
Williams v. State, Case No. A24A1012 (Oct. 29, 2024).
In 2025, Williams again appealed to this Court and we dismissed that appeal,
concluding that his appeal was an impermissible second attempt to challenge his
conviction. See Williams v. State, Case No. A25A1946 (Jul. 29, 2025).
Williams then filed in the trial court several more motions, seeking relief from
the judgment against him. The trial court denied Williams’s motions and he filed this
direct appeal. The State has filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that this Court lacks
jurisdiction because this appeal represents an impermissible second attempt by
Williams to challenge his conviction. We agree.
Pretermitting issues as to the validity of the motions Williams filed in the court
below, Williams’s current appeal is barred because the issues he seeks to raise could
have been raised in his initial appeal. See State v. Jackson, 295 Ga. 825, 827 (764 SE2d
395) (2014) (a judgment affirming a criminal conviction “is conclusive of all matters
in issue or that might legally have been put in issue”) (citation and punctuation
omitted). See also Jackson v. State, 273 Ga. 320, 320 (540 SE2d 612) (2001) (a party
“is not entitled to another bite at the apple by way of a second appeal”).

  Accordingly, the State’s motion is GRANTED and this appeal is hereby

DISMISSED.

                                    Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                      Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                  03/11/2026
                                               I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                    the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                              Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                    hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                      , Clerk.