State v. Shafer

Benjamin, Justice:

In this appeal, petitioner Timothy Shafer challenges his sentence of life in the penitentiary without mercy for his felony murder conviction. Having carefully reviewed Mr. Shafer’s case, we find no error in his sentence.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In early 2014, Mr. Shafer was a drug addict, .using heroin and methamphetamine. He contends that his girlfriend at the time, Megan Hughes, was also addicted to drugs and that they would use drugs together.

Mr. Shafer, Ms. Hughes, and a friend of the couple, Jessica Wilson, conspired to rob Nancy Lynch (“the victim”) of money…