Davenport v. Ward, Comr

313 Ga. 603

FINAL COPY S22A0179. DAVENPORT v. WARD. BETHEL, Justice. We granted Gregory Davenport’s application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, identifying the following question: whether the habeas court erred in finding that a count of aggravated assault predicated on the use of a deadly weapon did not merge with Davenport’s conviction for armed robbery. This appeal followed. Because we conclude that the habeas court erred with respect to that question, we reverse its judgment in part. 1. Relevant to this appeal, on July…