Cortez v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Indicted for malice murder and felony murder, Abel Hernandez Cortez was convicted of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, Cortez argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting his custodial statement, (2) allowing his statement to be reread to the jury during its deliberations, (3) charging the jury that intent to kill may be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon, (4) pressuring the jury into reaching a unanimous verdict, (5) admitting certain photographs into evidence, and (6) denying his…