Legal Opinion

Casillas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 3, 1998No. A98A0932PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Joe M. Casillas was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of Martin Leonard Wright. He appeals, asserting numerous errors. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial revealed the following. Corporals Ted Hatch and Timothy Lawler of the Savannah Police Department were dispatched to the scene of a reported shooting. At the scene, Corporal Hatch saw Casillas standing between two vehicles, with Wright, the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Moss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Delay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Respres v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Ashmore v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Casillas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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