Legal Opinion

Lopez v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 22, 2015No. A15A0097PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MCFADDEN, Judge.

After a jury trial, Salvador Lopez was convicted of aggravated stalking for violating a restraining order for the purpose of harassing and intimidating the victim by following her to her home and calling the police to stop her vehicle. He appeals, challenging the admission of testimony from the victim concerning prior acts of violence and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. However, Lopez did not object to the victim’s testimony and thus waived that issue, and he has not shown that his trial counsel’s performance was deficient. Accordingly, we affirm.

At trial, the state…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Jones v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Benton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Flowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. BLACKWELL v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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