DAVIS v. STATE

S16A0103.

787 S.E.2d 221 (2016)

299 Ga. 180

DAVIS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: June 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Morris Downie , General Counsel, Brandi Dukes Payne , Middle Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office, 126 W. Grady Avenue, Lyons, Georgia 30436, for Appellant.

Samuel H. Altman , District Attorney, John Alexander Fitzner, III , Chief A.D.A., Mary Kathryn McKinnon , A.D.A., Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 590, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401-0590, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Samuel S. Olens , Attorney General, Matthew Min-soo Youn , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334.


Appellant Sean Ohifemi Davis challenges his convictions for felony murder and first-degree child cruelty in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter, Nila Faye Flagler. As explained below, we reject Appellant's contention that his trial counsel provided ineffective...

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