State v. Petty

KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant, Henry Petty, appeals from judgment after a jury verdict of first degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The charges are related to the shooting death of his nephew. Defendant requests reversal of his convictions or in the alternative a new trial because the trial court erred when: (1) it submitted the charges after the state failed to introduce evidence sufficient to support a finding of deliberation for the first degree murder charge which was based on accessory liability and, the evidence at best, supported equally valid inferences of…