Sanders v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, and other related offenses in connection with the vehicular death of one victim and the armed robbery of three other victims. On appeal, defendant claimed, inter alia, that he was denied ineffective assistance of counsel. The court found no error on the part of the trial court or the jury on defendant's claim that armed robbery could not serve as a predicate for felony murder in his case because the escape phase of the armed robbery had terminated prior to his flight from the police; the prosecutor's remark did not violate the "golden rule" during his opening statement and closing argument; defendant's claim that the trial court erred by allowing the prosecutor to comment on defendant's failure to come forward after his escape from police was waived for purposes of appeal; and defendant failed to carry his burden of proof on the prejudice prong on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Accordingly, the court found that all of defendant's claims lacked merit and affirmed the judgment.
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