People v. De Oca

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Enrique Montes De Oca, was convicted of second degree murder after he admitted that he shot and killed Roberto Delgadello but claimed that he acted in self-defense. The trial court imposed a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment, which is the maximum term allowed for an adult convicted of second-degree murder.

On appeal, defendant raises five issues regarding whether: (1) the trial court’s finding that defendant was the initial aggressor was manifestly erroneous; (2) the State disproved defendant’s assertion of self-defense…