Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 2005No. A05A1943PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial that resulted in his conviction on two counts of burglary, Jefferson Scott Davis appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and contending that the court erred in admitting certain similar transaction evidence and in denying his motion for new trial that was based on ineffective assistance grounds. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that while working in his backyard, a Gwinnett County homeowner saw a white male drive a dark, small pickup truck out of the driveway leading to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Sweet v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Carrie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Kurtz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Artis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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