Davis v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• also noting that “[w]here trial counsel does not testify at the motion for a new trial hearing, it is extremely difficult to overcome this presumption”
• if trial counsel does not testify regarding the ineffectiveness claim, it is extremely difficult to overcome the strong presumption that trial counsel provided reasonable professional assistance
• if trial counsel does not testify regarding the ineffectiveness claim, it is extremely difficult to overcome the strong presumption that trial counsel provided reasonable professional assistance
• where trial counsel does not testify at new trial hearing, “it is extremely difficult to overcome th[e] presumption” that trial counsel’s conduct fell “within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance”

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Stokes v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-02-26· cited 42×
• Reed v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-03-28· cited 21×
• Fraser v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-02-06· cited 10×
• Hall v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-01-25· cited 5×
• KERDPOKA v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-02-28· cited 5×
• Watson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-08-17· cited 4×
• Fields v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-08-26· cited 4×
• Jackson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-12-04· cited 3×
• The State v. Banks
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-06-08· cited 3×
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-04-21· cited 1×
• Wilcox v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-10-06
• Tedric Leslie v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-05-04

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Wilson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-09-22· cited 83×
• Jones v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-11-07· cited 64×
• Rivers v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-05-17· cited 47×
• Russell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-06-01· cited 19×