Legal Opinion
Davenport v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2012No. A12A0146PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Richard Lee Davenport was convicted of rape (OCGA § 16-6-1 (a) (1)), solicitation of sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-15 (a)), and incest (OCGA § 16-6-22 (a) (1)).1 Davenport filed a motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied. Davenport appeals, contending that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions;2 (2) the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial after the prosecutor made improper comments during closing argument; (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4) the trial court erred in quashing his subpoena for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Wyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Madison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
- Ellicott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Wallace v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
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