Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 28, 2009No. S09A0395PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
A jury found Scott Winfield Davis guilty of malice murder and two counts of felony murder. The trial court entered judgment of conviction on the malice murder, and sentenced Davis to life imprisonment. The felony murder verdicts were vacated by operation of law. Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369, 372 (4) (434 SE2d 479) (1993). The trial court denied a motion for new trial, and Davis appeals.*
1. Construed most strongly to support the verdict, the evidence shows that after two years of marriage, Davis’ wife filed for divorce and moved out of the couple’s home. Davis, who did not…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
- McKibbins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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