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DAVIS v. STATE

No. S08A1677.

674 S.E.2d 879 (2009)

DAVIS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Edwards, Valdosta, for appellant.

J. David Miller, Dist. Atty., Justo C. Cabral III, Bradfield M. Shealy, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Sara K. Sahni, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HINES, Justice.

Freddie Lees Davis appeals his convictions for malice murder, aggravated assault, and armed robbery in connection with the deaths of Bernice Thomas and James Newsome. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.1

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Thomas was Davis's sister. On the morning of June 14, 2000, Thomas's body was discovered in the Quitman, Georgia residence of Newsome, her boyfriend...

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