State v. Gonzales

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Pedro Gonzales appeals from his conviction of and sentencing on charges of first degree murder, shooting into an occupied motor vehicle, and felon in possession of a firearm. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The incidents culminating in the death of Mike Sandoval stem from a history of animosity between Ben Rivera, and defendant and his family. Sandoval was a passenger in a truck driven by Rivera and was killed by shots fired into the truck while driving past the Gonzales residence. The fatal wound was caused by a bullet fired from a rifle…