State v. Heredia

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This case is before the Supreme Court on appeal by Alberto Heredia (Heredia or defendant) from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of second-degree murder. 1 Heredia contends that the evidence failed to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was responsible for the death of Edgar Ortega (Ortega), either as a principal or as an aider and abettor, and that, as such, the trial court erred in denying his motions for judgment of acquittal and his motion for a new trial. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the…