People v. Maldonado

Defendant Mike Angel Maldonado was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Ricardo Hernandez. Defendant’s first trial ended in a hung jury. Defendant was then tried by another jury and convicted. The jury also found that defendant personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused the death of Hernandez. Defendant was sentenced to 60 years in prison, 35 years for the murder charge and a mandatory 25 years added on for killing the victim with a firearm. Defendant raises three issues on appeal. First, defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial by the admission of…