State v. Adams

ELMORE, Judge.

Kenneth Ray Adams, Jr. (defendant Adams), and Michael Lamont Sowell (defendant Sowell) appeal from judgments entered pursuant to jury verdicts of guilty on two counts each of attempted first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. After careful review, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Johnnie Thompson and Cecil Hall (together, the victims) were at Mr. Thompson’s home, where Mr. Hall also sometimes stayed, on 29 April 2007 when a car slowly drove past the house four times. Two men — defendants—then appeared at the edge of…