Legal Opinion

State v. Sosa-Hurtado

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided March 1, 2018No. Opinion 20150583-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge:

¶1 A father (Father) and his son (Son) were working together in a small corner smoke shop when Defendant Yelfris Sosa-Hurtado, having lost a fistfight with Son less than an hour earlier, entered the smoke shop with a rifle. Defendant fired one shot at Father, missing but causing secondary injuries, then fired three shots at Son, fatally wounding him. Defendant then fired another six shots outside the shop at no particular target.

¶2 After trial, Defendant was convicted of aggravated murder, a first degree felony; discharge of a firearm with injury, a second degree felony; and…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. Sosa-HurtadoUtah Supreme Court · 2019
  2. State v. CamaraCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2025

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