People v. Vela

STERNBERG, Judge.

Defendant Daniel J. Vela appeals the sentence of twenty years imprisonment imposed upon him following a plea of guilty to second degree murder. Defendant’s principal argument is that the trial court erred in sentencing him to a term beyond the presumptive range, based on extraordinary aggravating factors, because it relied on information not presented at the sentencing hearing in making the sentencing decision. We affirm.

An altercation occurred between defendant, his two companions, and one James Darr and his eighteen-year-old nephew, Christopher Matalski. A fight ensued,…