Legal Opinion

Davis v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 27, 2017No. A17A1008PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Self, Judge.

Craig Davis appeals from his convictions of two counts of reckless conduct in violation of OCGA § 16-5-60 (c), contending (1) that the trial court erred by allowing evidence that he had previously infected another person with HIV, rather than admitting only his previous nondisclosure of his HIV status, and (2) that his counsel provided ineffective assistance by submitting expert witnesses who opined about the validity of HIV testing. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

Davis’s Knowledge of His HIV Status. The State presented evidence showing that on March 18, 2005, Davis…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bradshaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  3. Booth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Humphrey v. NanceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Turpin v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Jamie Courtney Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

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