Perez v. State

303 Ga. 188

FINAL COPY S17A1370. PEREZ v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. Appellant Emmanuel Perez was tried before a jury and found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in the death of Armando Montez.1 He now appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in admitting a hearsay statement from the deceased victim. We affirm. Construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that Perez suspected that his wife was having a sexual relationship with the victim, who was also married. Perez’s wife met the victim while working at a club as a dancer, and she and the victim…