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Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 23, 2021No. S21A1198PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 870

FINAL COPY S21A1198. DAVIS v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Jammie Rashad Davis appeals his convictions for murder and other crimes stemming from the 2018 shooting death of Latravius Burks.1 Davis argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions because evidence showed that he acted in self-defense and (2) the trial court plainly erred in failing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter. Davis’s sufficiency claim fails 1 The crimes took place on May 18, 2018. On July 3, 2018, a Dougherty County grand jury indicted Davis for malice murder, felony…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Locklear v. Southeastern Stages, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1940

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Blocker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  3. Wilkerson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Charles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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