Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1999No. S99A0253PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
A jury found Emilliano Rodriguez guilty of the malice murder and felony murder of Jorge Paez, and guilty but mentally ill of the nalice murder and felony murder of Daysi Posada. His contentions m appeal primarily pertain to his asserted defense of insanity and a ;laim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm.
Five days after Daysi Posada ended an affair with Rodriguez, he Irove up to her apartment complex and encountered her and some of ler friends in the parking lot. Rodriguez exited his car with a con:ealed pistol, and approached Posada. When he declared that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- DeYoung v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
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