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RIVERA v. STATE

S18A1171.

820 S.E.2d 726 (2018)

RIVERA v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 22, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chaunda Brock , BROCK LAW, LLC, PO Box 93946, Atlanta, Georgia 30377, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Scott Orion Teague , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Deborah D. Wellborn , A.D.A., Sherry Boston, District Attorney, Gerald Mason , A.D.A., DeKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 556 North McDonough Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, Anna Green Cross , THE SUMMERVILLE FIRM, 400 Colony Square Suite 2000, 1201 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30361, for Appellee.

Following a jury trial, Selena Rivera was found guilty of malice murder and other offenses in connection with the beating death of three-year-old Nevaeh Pinckney.1 On appeal, Rivera contends that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the verdict. For the reasons set forth below, we...

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