ADEL v. STATE

No. S11A1397.

723 S.E.2d 666 (2012)

290 Ga. 690

ADEL v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee William Fitzpatrick , for appellant.

Robert D. James, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Leonora Grant , Asst. Dist. Atty., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., David Allan Zisook , Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Renato Adel was found guilty of malice murder for killing his roommate, Mesfin Asfaw, and theft by taking for taking Asfaw's car.1 On appeal, Adel contends, among other things, that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the verdict and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable...

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