Porras v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

Louis Alberto Porras was tried by a DeKalb County jury and convicted of murder, as well as two crimes involving the unlawful possession of a firearm, all in connection with the killing of Jameelah Qureshi. Porras appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it charged the jury. We find no harmful error, however, and we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Porras was infatuated with Qureshi’s daughter. Porras began to see her daughter in August 2005, when the girl was only fourteen years of age. By November 2005, their…