State v. Rios

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 Rafael Rios, Jr. challenges his felony murder conviction, arguing that the trial court committed reversible error by instructing the jury that Rios could be convicted as an accomplice even if he was not present at the scene of the crime. Rios further contends that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that he could be liable for felony murder only if he was “both an accomplice and a participant” in the underlying attempted armed robbery. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

*250BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The evidence at trial showed that Rios and some friends decided…