Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 2023No. S23A0166PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
316 Ga. 418
FINAL COPY S23A0166. DAVIS v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Garrett Davis was convicted of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Eugene Stinchcomb.1 On appeal, Davis contends that (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to support his convictions, (2) his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance, (3) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on confession corroboration, and (4) the trial court erred by failing to grant a new trial based on prosecutorial 1 Stinchcomb died on May 10, 2012. On August 7, 2012, a Fulton County…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Burgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
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