Lopez v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Belinda Lopez’s convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. It held that the evidence was constitutionally and statutorily sufficient because the jury could reject Lopez’s theories of self-defense, accident, and an alternative shooter. The court also held that counsel was not ineffective for pursuing an all-or-nothing defense without requesting additional manslaughter instructions or objecting to the replay of an admitted recording during closing argument.