State v. Molina

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Presiding Judge.

Alvaro Molina (“Defendant”) appeals his bench-trial convictions for murder and armed criminal action. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, which we summarize in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Hill, 250 S.W.3d 855, 856 (Mo.App.2008).

Facts and Background

The victim, Francisco “Paco” Gaspar, lived at Linda Faz’s house. He started dating Tiffany Rice, who moved in with him for a short time. Tiffany 1 never got along with Linda, then started fighting with Paco. Tiffany soon moved out, leaving behind some belongings.

Tiffany called…