Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 12, 1990No. S90G0861PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
John Miron Davis was charged by accusation with battery and simple battery. He was tried by a jury and acquitted of the battery charge, but convicted of simple battery. Davis brought this appeal seeking a reversal of the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming his conviction. Davis v. State, 194 Ga. App. 833 (392 SE2d 253) (1990). This Court issued a writ of certiorari to determine whether the trial court erred in refusing to give a limiting instruction as to the testimony of his neighbor, Ms. Joyce Goodroe. We reverse.
During a heated argument in their home, Davis struck his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. SaltarelliWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Daggett v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1957
- Harrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
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