Cade v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and concealing the death of another. The felony murder was subsequently vacated by operation of law, and the trial court merged the aggravated assault count into malice murder and sentenced defendant to life imprisonment for malice murder and to a consecutive ten-year term for concealing the death of another. After a motion for a new trial was denied, defendant appealed. The court held that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to authorize a rational jury to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. The court also held that the state clearly met its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that venue was properly in DeKalb County not only for the murder, but also for the crime of concealing the death of another. The court further held that trial counsel did not err by failing to excuse two prospective jurors for cause and that defendant failed to demonstrate that trial counsel was ineffective during voir dire by failing to examine the two prospective jurors. The court finally held that the medical examiner's testimony was admissible and that an audio recording of a prior inconsistent statement made by defendant was admissible. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
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