People v. Ramirez

In this case, a jury convicted defendant Armando Ramirez of murder in the second degree and first degree criminal trespass, arising out of the death of Maria Ramirez Sanchez, and the trial court sentenced him accordingly. The defendant, Ramirez, appealed his convictions, claiming that the jury improperly failed to fill out the special verdict form indicating whether the murder conviction was for second degree murder or second degree murder-heat of passion. The court of appeals returned the case to the trial court for resentencing, reasoning that the absence of a jury finding concerning the…