State v. Otero

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

The defendant, Efrain Otero, has appealed a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and carrying a pistol without a license in the shooting death of Teo-doro Lara, claiming that the evidence presented at trial was not legally sufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm the convictions.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 27, 1998, defendant shot and killed Teodoro Lara (Lara) in a Providence bar known as Edward’s Social Tap (Edward’s). A grand jury indicted defendant for murder, in…