RAMIREZ v. STATE

S23A0905.

897 S.E.2d 422 (2024)

RAMIREZ v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: January 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Ruth Towne , Clark & Towne, P.C., 753 Cherokee Avenue SE, Suite A-55, Atlanta, Georgia 30315, for Appellant.

Penny Alane Penn , District Attorney, Sandra Ann Partridge , Chief A.D.A., Forsyth County District Attorney's Office, 101 E. Courthouse Square, Suite 2075, Cumming, Georgia 30040, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Can. , Attorney General, Elizabeth Haase Brock , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Appellee.


Appellant Amalia Ramirez was convicted of the malice murder of her elderly mother, Himilce Ramirez, after Himilce was found dead in Ramirez's home in a barren room. Ramirez was Himilce's sole caregiver, and Himilce was found with signs of severe neglect, including sepsis, necrosis, stage-four bedsores, and parts of her body fused...

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