People v. Sepeda

Defendant-appellant John Martinez Sepeda, Jr. was convicted, by jury, of second-degree murder,1 attempted second-degree murder (two counts),2 reckless endangerment (two counts),3 and third-degree assault (two counts),4 in the District Court of Weld County. Defendant appeals his conviction and urges seven separate grounds that he contends individually and collectively warrant reversal. We find that none of defendant’s claims warrant reversal and affirm his conviction.

During the evening of June 28, and into the early morning hours of June 29, 1975, John Sepeda (defendant), Bias Calderon (John’s…