State v. Lopez

Young, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Daniel Estrada Lopez, appeals his conviction in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas for one count of aggravated murder. We affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} In the early morning hours of June 1, 2008, Gloria Applegate’s body was discovered in an alleyway that separates the 500 block of East Avenue and South 11th in Hamilton, Ohio, a notoriously high-crime area. Applegate’s body was nude except for socks and shoes, and she had been shot at close range in the head.

{¶ 3} Hamilton police were familiar with Applegate, as she was a known…