Legal Opinion

Lopez-Vasquez v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 2015No. A14A1558PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Jamie Lopez-Vasquez appeals from the order of the trial court denying his motion for new trial following his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. Lopez-Vasquez contends on appeal that the trial court erred in allowing the State to treat his co-defendant as a hostile witness, improperly restricting his closing argument, and also erred in its jury charge on the credibility of a witness. He also contends that trial counsel was ineffective and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Upon our review, we…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Hamm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  5. Ventura v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Holland v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Murphy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. Amanda Jean Nails v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
  4. Deanthony Murphy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Holland v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API