State v. Davis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J:

This case comes before this court on the defendant’s petition for review of the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming his convictions and sentence for one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of attempted rape in State v. Davis, No. 87,192, unpublished opinion filed September 19, 2003. Contrary to the Court of Appeals’ decision, we conclude that defense counsel’s inadequate representation of the defendant denied him a fair trial. We, therefore, reverse the defendant’s convictions and remand for further proceedings.

The defendant was…