Legal Opinion

Castillo-Velasquez v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 15, 2019No. S19A0323PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WARREN, Justice.

*260**644Appellant Saul Castillo-Velasquez appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime stemming from the shooting death of Silverio Acosta.1 On appeal, Castillo-Velasquez contends that the trial court erred by admitting other-act evidence under OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) and by admitting Acosta's bloody clothes into evidence. He also raises one claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that his claims have no merit and affirm.

**6451. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdicts, the evidence showed…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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