Powell v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

A jury convicted Indianapolis police officer Myron Powell of felony murder for his role in the attempted robbery and shooting death of a suspected drug dealer. The trial court sentenced him to sixty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Powell raises four issues for our review, which we rephrase as follows: (1) is Pow-elf's conviction for felony murder inconsistent with his acquittal for robbery; (2) did the trial court err in refusing Powell's tendered instruction on accomplice Hability; (3) did the trial court err in sentencing Powell; and (4) is Powell's sentence…