State of Oklahoma v. Jonathan Portillo Lopez

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

This case involves the shooting death of Jordan Ortega. In the early morning hours of February 20, 2021, Appellant shot and killed Ortega in the Oklahoma City home where he was staying. The victim had moved to Oklahoma City from Texas earlier that month and was staying with Appellant's brother, Milton Lopez, and Milton's girlfriend, Cassandra Moises. Milton, Appellant, and Ortega were childhood friends.

Appellant shot Ortega four times with a semi-automatic SKS 7.62 x 39 mm rifle. The evidence at trial, however, showed that a total six shots were fired that morning. Ortega was shot once in his right ear, from a distance of "probably 18 to 24 inches," once in the right side of his neck at close range, and twice in the left side of his neck at close range. The victim was standing when the first bullet struck him and supine when the other three bullets struck him.

Judgment and Sentence of the District Court is REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL. Pursuant to Rule 3.15, Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch. 18, App. (2025), the MANDATE is ORDERED issued upon delivery and filing of this decision.