Mauricio Alejandro Torres v. State of Arkansas

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2026 Ark. 88

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-23-618 Opinion Delivered: April 30, 2026 MAURICIO ALEJANDRO TORRES APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE BENTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 04CR-15-551] V. HONORABLE BRAD KARREN, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice This is an appeal from a capital-murder conviction. Mauricio Torres was convicted of capital murder and first-degree battery. He received life in prison for murder and twenty years for battery. Torres makes two arguments on appeal—the capital-murder statute is unconstitutionally vague and the circuit…