Legal Opinion

Rojas v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 17, 2006No. S05A1644PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Jose Felix Rojas was convicted for the felony murder of Franklin Hernán Carreno. Rojas now appeals this conviction, contending, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on June 9, 2003, Rojas, Carreno, and John Garcia were drinking alcoholic beverages at a party late into the evening. When the party ended, Garcia phoned his girlfriend, Maria Bermudez, and asked her to drive him, Rojas, and Carreno to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Felder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Hames v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rector v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. Anthony Rudyard Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Joyce Elizabeth Czajkowski v. Kenneth Labowitz, AdmCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000

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