Abrams v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Ronnie Abrams, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and felony murder, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the second count with sentencing withheld on the second-degree murder conviction. He now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdicts;

2. Whether the court erred in reading an accessory instruction to the jury;

3. Whether the two verdicts were inconsistent and therefore indicated confusion on the part of the jurors…