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Rodriguez-Nova v. State

A 911 call can be authenticated by the testimony of one party to the recorded conversation, and the inability of the 911 operator in question to understand the Spanish portions of the recorded conversation went only to the weight to be given to her testimony.

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Andres Luis Rodriguez-Nova was tried by a Gwinnett County jury and convicted of murder and false imprisonment, both in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Elba Mejia-Mesa. Rodriguez-Nova appeals, contending that the trial court erred with respect to both an evidentiary ruling and its instructions to the jury. He also contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Mejia-Mesa and Rodriguez-Nova lived together in a Norcross apartment and worked in the same dance club, she as a dancer, and he as a security guard. On June 22, 2008, her shift ended around 4:45 a.m., and although Rodriguez-Nova called a taxi for her, she and two other dancers who lived in the same apartment complex instead accepted a ride from a customer.

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