State v. Camarillo

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

During an altercation involving several individuals, the appellant, Sammy Camarillo, fatally shot Oscar De La Pena. Camarillo was charged with first degree murder and with the use of a firearm in the commission of a murder. At trial he was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder and also of the firearm charge.

Camarillo appeals, contending the district court improperly restricted his voir dire examination of individual prospective jurors during the jury selection process in his trial. He also urges that the district court abused its discretion by sentencing him to…