Supreme Court of Georgia

Castillo-Velasquez v. the State.

April 15, 2019827 S.E.2d 257

Summary

The court affirmed Castillo-Velasquez's convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. It held that the trial court properly admitted other-act evidence to rebut his claim that delusions negated criminal intent, and that counsel was not ineffective for declining to introduce selected medical records because the strategy was reasonable. The court also found no plain error or prejudice in admitting the victim's bloody clothes.