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TORRES v. STATE

No. S98A1249.

508 S.E.2d 171 (1998)

270 Ga. 79

TORRES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil L. Heimanson, Adam Strain Poppell, III, Darien, for Jorge Ivan Torres.

Dupont K. Cheney, Dist. Atty., J. Thomas Durden, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Hinesville, Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

CARLEY, Justice.

After allegedly robbing the victim of her van, cash and jewelry Jorge Ivan Torres and a co-defendant, David Cordova, kidnapped and later killed her. Based upon these events, they were indicted by a federal grand jury for carjacking, and Torres entered a plea of guilty. Torres and Cordova also were indicted on state charges of felony murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping with bodily injury. The State is seeking the death penalty. A third co-defendant...

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