Zamora v. State

Nahmias, Justice.

Appellant Horatio Zamora was convicted of malice murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection with the death of 19-month-old Jonathan Castillo.1 Appellant contends that the evidence at his trial was insufficient to prove him guilty, that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence, that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance, and that his right to be present during trial was violated by the dismissal of a juror as a result of bench conferences in which Appellant did not participate. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s…