Davis v. State

The appellant, Glen Davis, was indicted and convicted for the offense of assault in the first degree of his estranged wife, Chine Davis. Upon finding that the appellant had three prior felony convictions, the trial court sentenced him pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act to life imprisonment.

The sole question before us is whether the prosecution sustained the charge of assault in the first degree by proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Davis sustained serious physical injury as a result of the assault by the appellant. The appellant was indicted under the statutory provision…