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Najera v. State

Defendant waited for the victim for 30 minutes outside of a nightclub, told the driver of his car to follow the victim and intentionally shot the victim.

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Jose Najera was convicted of malice murder in the shooting death of Juan Pedraza and the aggravated assault of three other individuals.1 In his sole enumeration of error, Najera contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We disagree and affirm his convictions.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that on the night of the crimes Najera was involved in an altercation at a nightclub. After exiting the club, Najera waited in the parking lot for thirty minutes to confront the individuals with whom he had argued. As the victim, who was not involved in the argument, came out of the club, Najera told the driver of his car to follow the victim believing him to be the individual who instigated the argument. Najera then ordered the driver to pass the victim’s car, told his friends to get down, and began shooting at the victim. The victim died as a result of a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

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