Rodriguez v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
309 Ga. 542
FINAL COPY S20A0874. RODRIGUEZ v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Appellant Elijah Rodriguez was convicted of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Kevin Rivera, among other crimes.1 The trial court denied Rodriguez’s motion for new trial, and 1 Rivera was killed on July 17, 2015. On August 2, 2017, a Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Rodriguez for the malice murder of Rivera (Count 1); felony murder of Rivera predicated on aggravated assault (Count 2); felony murder of Rivera predicated on aggravated battery (Count 3); conspiracy to possess with intent to…
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