Legal Opinion

Montanez v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2021No. S21A0246PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 Ga. 843

FINAL COPY S21A0246. MONTANEZ v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A Fulton County jury found Martin Montanez guilty of the murders of Byron Caceres and Eulalio Mederos-Vega and several theft, firearm-possession, and drug-related offenses arising from the incident in which they were killed. On appeal, Montanez argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient as a matter of due process to sustain his conviction as to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under OCGA § 16-11-133 (b); that the evidence was insufficient to sustain any of his convictions because…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Goodman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Downer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022

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