State v. Tafoya

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} On the night of November 15, 2008, while aimlessly driving around Roswell, New Mexico, Julian Tafoya (Defendant) shot and killed Andrea Larez, and shot and injured Crystal Brady. Larez and Brady were sitting in the front of the car and Defendant and his girlfriend, Kaprice Conde, were sitting in back. Defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree felony murder with the predicate felony of “shooting at or from a motor vehicle,” NMSA 1978, § 30-3-8(B) (1993), attempted first degree murder, and tampering with evidence. The trial court also found Defendant guilty of…