PEOPLE v. CARDENAS

No. 98CA1944.

25 P.3d 1258 (2000)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 2001.

Certiorari Denied July 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Evan W. Jones, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David S. Kaplan, Colorado State Public Defender, Alan Kratz, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Alexander Cardenas, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree murder. We affirm.

On September 20, 1997, defendant called the police to report a homicide. When the police arrived, defendant admitted killing the victim, his long-time friend, following an evening of drinking, using drugs, and an altercation. The police read defendant an advisement form in accordance...

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