Legal Opinion

Herrera v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 1, 2010No. S10A1030PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Appellant Ernesto Domingo Herrera was convicted of malice murder, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and fleeing to elude arrest, in connection with the shooting death of Osvaldo Navarro. He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the trial court erred in refusing to suppress hospital records showing he used drugs on the day in question. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict, we find the following: Herrera and the victim lived together in the victim’s house. They quarreled throughout the day. They went to a bar together in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Curry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Sears v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. DISHAROON v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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