Legal Opinion
Vega v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided March 29, 1995No. 04-93-00701-CRPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDBERGER, Justice.
The primary issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant the defendant a continuance on the third day of trial. Appellant, Louis Vega, was found guilty by a jury of the offense of first degree murder and sentenced to seventy (70) years in the penitentiary. Vega appeals. We affirm his conviction.
Vega was a member of a gang called the Cross Boys. The deceased, Jeremiah Garcia, was a member of a gang called the Locos. There was “bad blood” between the two gangs. Apparently, Vega and some other members of his gang encountered…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Werner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Legate v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2001
- White v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998
- Brewer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
- Moss v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
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