People v. Rojas

Defendant, Jose Rojas, appeals from his convictions for first degree murder by personally discharging a firearm and first degree murder while armed with a firearm after a jury trial. He was tried with his codefendant Erik Ramirez before separate juries that were excused at those points necessary to protect them from duplicative or inadmissible testimony. He contends that the State failed to prove his identity as the shooter of Alberto Villagomez beyond a reasonable doubt. Defendant further contends that the circuit court erred in admitting testimony surrounding his alleged intimidation of a…