Legal Opinion

Lopez-Jimenez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 9, 2012No. A12A1473PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

After a jury trial, Jose Rafael Lopez-Jimenez (“Lopez”) was convicted of the offense of trafficking in methamphetamine. His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting the general grounds and ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Construed to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that a police officer with the Atlanta DEA task force had a house in Duluth, Georgia under surveillance after receiving reports that it was an “active stash house[ ].” While he was observing and photographing the house, Lopez “came out the front…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Brantley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. David Maurer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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