State v. Hector B. Almaraz, Jr.

SUBSTITUTE OPINION

THE COURT’S PRIOR OPINION FILED MAY 31, 2012 IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN

BURDICK, Chief Justice.

Hector Almaraz appeals from his conviction for first-degree murder. He appeals based on several evidentiary grounds. First, he argues that the district court abused its discretion by admitting impermissible character evidence that gang members commit crimes and other violent acts and by admitting improper testimony from a police officer and an expert witness interpreting the security video from the scene of the crime. Almaraz also argues that the district court erred in failing to suppress…