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Victor Yanez found guilty of murder in retrial - KCBD
Victor Yanez was found guilty of murder in Lubbock for the shooting death of 38-year-old Joshua Rios, a verdict the jury reached after just two hours of deliberation. This was not Yanez's first trial.
This was not Yanez's first trial. Judge William Eichman had previously granted the defense's motion for a mistrial, sending the case back through the courts. The retrial ended with the same conclusion: guilty.
Yanez now faces up to life in prison. For Rios's family and the people who knew him, the verdict closes the courtroom chapter of a long-running case. The sentencing phase will determine exactly how much time Yanez serves.
Two hours is a short deliberation for a murder retrial, which suggests the jury did not find much to debate once they had the evidence in front of them.
Common questions
What was Victor Yanez found guilty of in Lubbock?
- Victor Yanez was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of 38-year-old Joshua Rios. The Lubbock jury reached that verdict in just two hours during the retrial. Yanez now faces up to life in prison, with the exact sentence to be decided in the sentencing phase.
Why was there a retrial in the Victor Yanez murder case?
- Judge William Eichman had previously granted the defense's motion for a mistrial, which sent the case back through the courts. The retrial ended with the same outcome as the original trial was heading toward: a guilty verdict for murder.
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