Adams v. State

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER.

Frank Lewis Adams was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Stacey Johnston, and tampering with evidence to cover up the homicide. In this appeal, Adams contends that various statements he made to the police following his arrest were obtained in violation of the Miranda rule and should have been suppressed.

In a separate argument, Adams contends that the superior court should have granted his motion for a new trial. Adams’s request for a new trial was based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel—in partícu-la!’, his trial attorney’s failure to raise a…