People v. Fernandez

Opinion by

Chief Judge STERNBERG.

Defendant, Nathan Rico Fernandez, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. We affirm.

On the night of the incident, defendant, who was then 17 years of age, and several friends went to a bar to play pool, but were told to leave by the manager because some of them were underaged. After leaving, some of defendant’s friends reentered the bar without him, and a brawl broke out.

Defendant waited for his friends in a small parking area just outside the front door of the pool hall. Although badly beaten…