Garcia v. State

Carley, Justice.

A jury found Rudolfo Garcia guilty of malice murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court denied Garcia’s motion for new trial and he appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

1. Garcia and his co-defendant were arrested shortly after the murder. They both were using cocaine which belonged to the murder victim. The co-defendant was in possession of a gun that proved to be the murder weapon. The co-defendant eventually led officers to the victim’s…