Summary
finding "Lopez's reliance on Tyler [was] misplaced" in light of the expert's testimony that "his manner-of death-opinion was based on his autopsy findings, but witness statements potentially could have changed his findings"
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No. 16-1489
12-19-2018
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Anthony LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION
Joe Lopez appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree. AFFIRMED.