State v. Wright

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the evidence presented at trial tended to show that defendant completed his assigned task in the home invasion and failed to renounce the common purpose or indicate that he did not intend to participate in the crime any further, the trial court did not err in denying his request to instruct the jury on the defense of withdrawal. Where defendant failed to contend that the trial court’s jury instructions amounted to plain error, this issue has been waived and is dismissed.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 16 November 2004 at approximately 7:00 p.m., Thaddius Wright…