State v. Crespo

•Opinion

TOOMEY, Judge:

¶1 Paced with a rape accusation that he believed was motivated by a disputed drug debt, Santiago Diaz Crespo asked his associate (Codefendant) to offer the victim (Victim) cocaine to “get him in the door” to talk to Victim about retracting the rape accusation. Shortly after Victim let Codefendant-into her apartment to smoke crack cocaine and talk about the accusation, Crespo appeared in her doorway, gun drawn, and fired three shots. A few moments later, Crespo and Codefendant ran. from Victim’s apartment, leaving her dead. They were each charged with murder; aggravated…