State v. Whitaker

Defendant Quadir Whitaker was convicted of robbery and felony murder based on accomplice liability. The issue before the jury was whether defendant aided and abetted Greg Davis in the robbery and shooting death of the victim. In summation, the prosecutor told the jury that it could convict defendant as an accomplice to robbery and felony murder, regardless of whether defendant participated in or shared Davis’s intent to commit a theft or played any role in killing the victim, so long as he assisted Davis in disposing of the murder weapon as the two men fled the crime scene.

The Appellate…