State v. Saenz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant Victor J. Saenz was convicted of second-degree murder, an off-grid felony. The trial court imposed a life sentence without possibility of parole for 10 years. Defendant appeals, claiming he is entitled to a new trial because a State’s witness lied in anticipation of a release from custody, and because the trial court failed to (1) instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of a State’s witness; (2) exclude evidence of weapons not involved in the crime; (3) answer the jury’s question in open court; (4) properly place the…