Davis v. Thomas

On August 18, 1989, Troy Anthony Davis struck another man with a pistol and a law enforcement officer responded to the disturbance. Davis fled and, when the officer ordered him to stop, Davis turned and shot the officer. “Davis, smiling, walked up to the stricken officer and shot him several more times. The officer’s gun was still in his holster.” Davis v. State, 263 Ga. 5, 6 (1) (426 SE2d 844) (1993). According to Davis, “he went to the officer and ‘finished the job’ because he knew the officer got a good look at his face when he shot him the first time.” Davis v. State, supra at 6 (1). A…