Miller Gas Co. v. City Gas Co.

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• explaining that the underlying or predicate felony merges with second-degree murder for purposes of sentencing
• finding that a brief reference by detective to defendant’s silence did not violate the Fifth Amendment where it was not intended to imply a tacit admission of guilt but to recount the sequence of the investigation
• finding that a brief reference by detective to defendant’s silence did not violate the Fifth Amendment where it was not intended to imply a tacit admission of guilt but to recount the sequence of the investigation
• holding “[f]or purposes of accomplice liability, no agreement is required, only aid[;]” the aid “need not be substantial so long as it was offered to the principal to assist him in committing or attempting to commit the crime”
• suggesting Appellant’s counsel “made a tactical decision” to comment on Appellant’s pre-arrest silence during his summation
• suggesting Appellant’s counsel “made a tactical decision” to comment on Appellant’s prearrest silence during his summation

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