State v. Davis.

Summary

The court held that the case presented a constitutional question within the Supreme Court of Georgia's exclusive appellate jurisdiction because determining whether sex-offender registration is a disability under the pardon power required construction of a constitutional provision of first impression. On the merits, it held that the registration and reporting requirements are legal consequences and disabilities imposed by law, and that Davis's pardon removed them because it expressly restored all civil and political rights except firearm rights. The court vacated the Court of Appeals' judgment and reversed the trial court's denial of Davis's demurrer.