State v. McDaniel

¶1 — Agyei McDaniel appeals his convictions for second degree murder and second degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He argues, among other things, that the felony murder statute is ambiguous regarding whether assault is a predicate offense and therefore the rule of lenity requires his conviction be reversed. In the published portion of this opinion, we hold that the felony murder statute is not ambiguous and it clearly includes a deadly assault as a predicate offense. In the unpublished portion of the opinion, we disagree with McDaniel’s remaining assignments of error. Accordingly, we…