People v. Gonzales

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court Kings County (Chambers, J.), rendered June 1, 2006, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On November 17, 1999 the defendant and his cousin entered an elderly woman’s apartment, intending to steal her television. During the burglary, the woman, who was home, was smothered to death with a pillow. The defendant was later apprehended, and charged with felony murder.

At trial, evidence was introduced that the defendant told a detective that when he…