Legal Opinion

LIZANA v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 17, 2010No. S10A0382PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

After a jury trial, Ricardo Ray Lizana was acquitted of malice murder and found guilty of the felony murder of Kelly Woods while in the commission of aggravated assault. The trial court entered judgment of conviction on the guilty verdict and sentenced Lizana to life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was denied, and Lizana appeals. *

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdicts, the evidence shows that, after Lizana’s girlfriend left her apartment, the victim drove up and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Lizana then came out of the apartment,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. HardrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Borders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Dasher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Henderson v. HamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. State v. WyattSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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