Rojas v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
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…
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