State v. Hinton

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions, holding that felony murder does not require proof that the person who caused the death was an accessory to the defendant’s predicate felony. The evidence supported findings that the shooter participated in the attempted robbery and killed the victim during and in furtherance of it, and the jury instruction correctly tracked the statute. The court also held that the confrontation claim was waived and that reliable recorded statements, considered under a case-specific sufficiency review, supported the defendant’s intent to commit attempted robbery.