Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1994No. A94A0895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Billy Davis was convicted by a jury of armed robbery and burglary. Davis appeals his convictions on several grounds.

1. In his first and second enumerations of error, Davis contends that the trial court erred in its charge on reasonable doubt. Specifically, Davis argues that the trial court’s instruction that moral and reasonable certainty was all that could be expected in a legal investigation, coupled with the trial court’s charge on reasonable doubt, effectively reduced the State’s burden of proof and denied his due process rights.

The trial court charged the jury on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Vance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Goodwin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Oliver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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