State v. Pugh

Defendant appeals from convictions, after jury trial, for felony murder, conspiracy to commit felony murder and hindering prosecution. He was sentenced concurrently to: life imprisonment, with a 25-year minimum, for felony murder; 20 years, with a 10-year minimum, for conspiracy; and 5 years, with a 2-1/2 year minimum, for hindering prosecution. Execution of the judgment of conviction for conspiracy was suspended with the provision that it be vacated when appeal time had lapsed or the felony murder conviction was affirmed.

Defendant assigns four errors: (1) his motion for a new trial should…