Legal Opinion
Davis v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1991No. S91A1218PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
In 1976 Billy Wayne Davis was convicted of the murder of Charles Mack Sibley and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by this court. Davis v. State, 238 Ga. 490 (233 SE2d 189) (1977). Subsequently, Davis filed a petition for habeas corpus in which he alleged that certain instructions to the jury during his trial unconstitutionally shifted the burden of proof to him. The habeas court denied Davis’ petition, and we granted his application for prob*688able cause.
1. Two witnesses testified at Davis’ trial that they heard Davis and his co-defendant, Billy…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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