State v. Davis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The defendant, Mitchell Davis, was convicted after trial by jury of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to a controlling term of 40 years to life imprisonment. The defendant contends: (1) He is entitled to a new trial because the State improperly commented on his failure to present evidence; (2) the trial court erred by denying his requested instruction that the jury may consider the witness’ prior convictions for…