Davis v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

After a mistrial was granted in his first trial, the State retried Michael Anthony Davis and a jury convicted him of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony arising out of the shooting death of Kevin Collins and an assault on Latrice Dale. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, 1 asserting that his second trial was barred by double jeopardy and that the trial court erred by refusing to accept the jury’s initial verdict of voluntary manslaughter.

1. We find no error in the trial court’s denial of…