Legal Opinion
Rivera v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 2007No. S07P0151PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
A jury convicted Reinaldo Javier Rivera of one count of malice murder, three counts of rape, four counts of aggravated sodomy, four counts of aggravated assault, one count of burglary, and one count of possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the rape and murder of Marni dista and the rapes of Chrisilee Barton and Tabitha Bosdell. Rivera was sentenced to death for the murder. The trial court denied Rivera’s motion for new trial, and he appeals. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the convictions and sentences.
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2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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