Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 2, 2017No. S17A0949

1Opinion of the Court

302 Ga. 576

FINAL COPY S17A0949. DAVIS v. THE STATE. HINES, Chief Justice. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, Darius Jamal Davis appeals his convictions and sentences for malice murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Anton Johnson and the wounding of Jamal Makanjoula. Davis challenges the trial court’s permitting cross-examination of alibi witnesses about prior…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. United States v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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