Costa-Hughes v. Mullen Construction Co.

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• concluding that the appellant’s “challenge to the aggravated assault conviction [wa]s moot because that count” had merged with the felony murder count
• holding that the evidence, including a positive DNA match, was sufficient despite the defendant’s hypothetical argument that he did not rape the victim
• tolling applies where “the State has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect”
• “The person-unknown exception applies if the [s]tate has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect.”
• evidence which included that vic- tim’s body was discovered partially undressed, had defensive wounds, and had defendant’s sperm in her vagina was sufficient to sustain his convictions for murder and rape, and authorized jury to reject his alternate hypothesis as unreasonable

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