State v. Astorga

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Michael Astorga (Defendant) stands convicted of the second-degree murder of Candido Martinez. At trial, the deposition of Adeline Martinez, the decedent’s sister, was read to the jury. The deposition was taken by counsel for the State and Defense and used at trial without objection. Prior to the beginning of voir dire, Defendant’s counsel, along with counsel for the State, met with the district court to discuss jury questionnaires from the first of apparently three jury panels summoned by the court for trial. Some members of the venire panel were excluded as exempt,…