RAMIREZ v. STATE

S19A1504.

837 S.E.2d 328 (2019)

RAMIREZ v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: December 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard Bradley Kleinrock , Office of the Public Defender, 320 Church Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Mark Samuel Lindemann , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Emily Kathleen Richardson , Deputy Chief A.D.A., Lenny I. Krick , A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, Dekalb County District Attorney's Office, 556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellee.


Juan Carlos Ramirez was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Justin Acevedo.1 On appeal, Ramirez contends that his trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by withdrawing a request to instruct the jury on mutual combat. We disagree...

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