Legal Opinion

Vega v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 26, 2017No. CR-16-912PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPhillip T. Whiteaker, Judge

|; Hector Torres Vega was convicted by a Washington County jury of attempted murder in the second degree and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to a combined total of fifty-five years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He appeals, arguing that the identification evidence presented by the State was insufficient to support his convictions. We affirm.

Vega is a member of a gang known as the Wicked Brown Suspects (WBS). On June 25, 2015, he and fellow gang member Jose Yanez were at a convenience store in Springdale, Arkansas. While they were in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. LongSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. Mason v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  3. Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  4. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  5. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2004

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jeffrey Marek v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2021

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