State v. Vasquez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

In these consolidated criminal cases, defendant Martin Vasquez was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder; one count each of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglaiy, and felony theft; and two counts of misdemeanor theft. He was sentenced to three consecutive hard 40 terms on the three convictions of first-degree murder. In this appeal, his counsel raises six issues for our review; Vasquez raises several additional issues in a pro se brief.

On December 12, 1998, the bodies of Vasquez’ wife, Robin; Robin’s father, Howard Franks; and…