Claudio v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice.

Enrique Maymi and Carmelo J. Claudio appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of their postconviction motions. On appeal, Maymi and Claudio argue that the trial judge improperly instructed the jury on Murder in the First Degree (Felony Murder) in light of our decision in Williams v. State 1 and that, therefore, the Superior Court erred by denying their postconviction motions. We conclude that, the jury instruction substantially complied with our holding in Williams and did not contain any of the troubling language based on Chao v. State 2 that prompted our decision in…