Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2017No. S17A1152PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
On September 17, 2013, a Bibb County grand jury indicted Appellant Brandon Davis for malice murder and felony murder predicated on aggravated assault in connection with the April 1,2013 stabbing death of Chassity Lester. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, the State nolle prossed the malice murder count and Davis pled guilty to felony murder; he received a life sentence.
Two weeks later, within the same term of court, guilty plea counsel moved to withdraw Davis’ guilty plea alleging “manifest injustice.” At a subsequent hearing — during which Davis was still represented…
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- McGuyton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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