State v. Ibarra-Ruiz

Defendant appeals his convictions for hindering prosecution and conspiracy to commit murder. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of a police officer concerning statements that defendant made to the officer through interpreters. He also challenges the trial court’s ranking at sentencing of his conviction for conspiracy to commit murder as a level 11 offense under the sentencing guidelines based on what he asserts were aggravating factors that were not found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

Shortly after a fatal drive-by shooting, a surviving…