Legal Opinion
Vega v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 31, 2006No. 13-05-007-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CASTILLO.
By a two-count indictment, the State of Texas charged Aaron Vega with capital murder in the shooting death of Ricardo Cantu1 and aggravated robbery2. A jury *822convicted Vega on both counts. He received the mandatory life sentence for capital murder. The jury assessed a thirty-year sentence for the aggravated robbery count. By three issues, Vega contends: (1) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient; (2) double jeopardy bars the aggravated robbery count; and (3) counsel was ineffective. We reverse and remand.
I. RELEVANT FACTS
On August 11, 2002, Ricardo…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Garza Vega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Aaron Vega v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010
- Carlos Guadalupe Gonzalez Cantu v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
- Eric Leonard Siperko v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
- Eric Leonard Siperko v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
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