McMillan v. State

Following a trial in October 2006, a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County convicted Nathaniel Paul McMillan, appellant, of the first-degree felony-murder of Hermann Haiss. 1 The victim was killed during a home invasion in November of 2005. Appellant, who was twenty years old at the time of trial, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellant presents three questions on appeal, which we quote:

1. Did the trial court err in denying Mr. McMillan’s request for an instruction concerning the affirmative defense of duress to the felony underlying the felony murder charge, despite Mr.…