People v. Prieto

Opinion by:

Judge ROY.

Defendant, Victor Prieto, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of felony first degree murder, under the influence vehicular homicide, reckless vehicular homicide, second degree burglary, criminal mischief, and theft. We affirm.

On the night of the crime, defendant was in 'a vehicle that rammed the side of a store. Certain merchandise from the store was removed. Shortly thereafter, and while fleeing the burglary, the vehicle ran a stop sign in a nearby residential area and, going an estimated speed of fifty to sixty miles per hour,…