People v. Cardona

Defendant, Gregorio Cardona, his brother Roberto, and four other persons participated in a residential burglary in which one of the burglars killed the homeowner. A jury found defendant guilty of murder and residential burglary, and the trial court imposed consecutive sentences of 40 and 15 years’ imprisonment for the crimes. Defendant appeals from these convictions.

We affirm the conviction for felony murder. The trial court committed no reversible error in its evidentiary rulings. The trial court properly inferred from the jury verdict the jury’s intention to convict defendant for felony…