People v. Marquiz

BERMAN, Judge.

Defendant, Steven Richard Marquiz, appeals from a jury verdict based on findings that he was sane, and was guilty of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. We affirm.

In January 1981, defendant discovered that some money, cocaine, and liquor were missing from his apartment. He decided that 17-year-old Debbie Terhorst must have been the thief because she had been staying at the apartment with Randy Gallegos, who was defendant’s friend as well as Debbie’s boyfriend.

On January 9, 1981, defendant told several of his friends that, because Debbie had “ripped…