People v. Venzor

Defendant, Rigoberto Venzor, appeals from the trial court’s order denying his Crim. P. 35(c) motion for postconvietion relief. We affirm.

I. Background

Defendant was charged with first degree murder after he shot his wife to death with a handgun during an argument. Defendant agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder in exchange for the dismissal of the first degree murder charge and a sentence of between sixteen and forty years in the Department of Corrections.

When, at the providency hearing, defendant was asked whether he was thinking clearly, he responded,

I hope so.... It’s a pretty…