People v. Baca

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Defendant, Robert Enselmo Baca, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree murder, theft, and attempted theft. He also seeks review of the 45-year sentence imposed by the trial court for the murder count. We affirm both the judgment and the sentence.

The charges against defendant arose as a result of the strangulation death of an acquaintance of the defendant. According to defendant, he and the victim returned to the victim’s home from a party at which both had become intoxicated. Defendant fell asleep and was…