Legal Opinion
Lopez v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 20, 2024No. S23A1165PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
318 Ga. 664
FINAL COPY S23A1165. LOPEZ v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Appellant Belinda Lopez (“Belinda”) was convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of her husband, Noel Lopez (“Noel”).1 In this appeal, Belinda contends that the evidence presented at her trial was legally insufficient to support her convictions and that her trial counsel provided constitutionally 1 Noel was killed on March 1, 2020. In January 2022, a Catoosa County grand jury indicted Belinda for malice murder, felony murder based on…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Lyons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
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