RIVERA v. STATE

No. S14A0043.

761 S.E.2d 30 (2014)

295 Ga. 380

RIVERA v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant , The Merchant Law Firm, P.C., Marietta, for appellant.

Jason Daniel Marbutt , Asst. Dist. Atty., John Richard Edwards , Asst. Dist. Atty., D. Victor Reynolds , Dist. Atty., Cobb County District Attorney's Office, Marietta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Dep. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Meghan Hobbs Hill , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for appellee.


HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Orville Francisco Cotto Rivera a/k/a Anderson Jurkewicz was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the October 16, 2011 stabbing death of Neriton Souza Do Amaral. Rivera appeals the denial of his amended motion for new trial, asserting that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of two previous incidents and trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.1...

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