Faust v. State

Antoine Faust appeals his conviction of first degree murder with a firearm. He raises three claims of trial court error. First, he claims that the court erred in admitting prior violent acts of appellant on the ground that they were inextricably intertwined with the commission of the present crime. We agree with the trial court that the acts were relevant to show motive for committing the murder. Second, he claims that the court erred in admitting two statements of a witness as past recollections recorded, when they constituted impeachment and the state called the witness for the sole purpose…