Legal Opinion
Torres v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 8, 2000No. S00A0338PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
. Hunstein, Justice.
Jorge Ivan Torres was indicted by a Long County grand jury on charges of malice murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping with bodily injury arising out of the death of Mary Ann Prescott. The State filed its notice to seek the death penalty. After venue was transferred to Evans County, Torres was tried, found guilty on all counts, and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that on August 16, 1995, appellant and two other men,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Happoldt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by24 opinions
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