Barry Craig Davis v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: August 13, 2018
• Docket: A16A1650
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIFTH DIVISION DILLARD, C. J., REESE, J., and BETHEL, J.

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July 25, 2018

In the Court of Appeals of Georgia A16A1650. DAVIS v. THE STATE.

DILLARD, Chief Judge.

In State v. Davis,1 the Supreme Court of Georgia concluded that we lacked

jurisdiction to consider this case because it addresses a constitutional question of first

impression, and, therefore, our decision in Davis v. State2 is a nullity. Accordingly,

the Supreme Court vacated that decision; decided the merits of the appeal as if the

case had been properly transferred; and remanded the case to this Court with direction

that the judgment of the trial court be reversed and the remittitur be transmitted with

the Supreme Court’s opinion.

Judgment reversed. Reese and Bethel, JJ., concur.

1 ___ Ga. ___, Slip. Op. at 8 (1) (Case No. S17G1333; decided May 21, 2018). 2 340 Ga. App. 652 (798 SE2d 474) (2017).