State v. James Adams

OPINION

Chief Justice Suttell,

for the Court.

The defendant, James Adams, appeals from a judgment of conviction of one count of first-degree robbery, two counts of felony assault, one count of second-degree murder, and one count of committing a crime of violence while possessing a firearm. These charges stemmed from allegations that the defendant, during June and July 2012, accessed Backpage.com 1 for escort services and had female escorts meet him at his designated location, where he then committed the above-referenced crimes. Following the jury’s guilty verdict, the defendant filed a motion…