Sifuentes v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseBrothers-defendants Gerardo and Eduardo Sifuentes were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted of malice murder and related offenses in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured two others. Both moved for a new trial, and both were denied. In addition, Gerardo challenged the trial court's denial of his motion for pretrial immunity based on self-defense. Upon review of the cases, the Supreme Court found no error, except in Eduardo's conviction for theft by taking; the Court found that count was not supported by the evidence, and therefore his convictions on two additional counts predicated on the theft by taking were in error too. The Court affirmed the judgment against Gerardo in its entirety, and affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment against Eduardo.
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