State v. Adams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant Tieller M. Adams appeals his conviction for felony murder, claiming (1) the district court abused its discretion when it concluded Adams failed to establish good cause to permit withdrawal of his nolo contendere plea prior to sentencing, (2) there was an insufficient factual basis presented by the State to establish the offense of felony murder, and (3) his plea was the product of ineffective assistance of counsel due to the existence of an attomey/client conflict of interest.

In May 2004, defendant Tieller M. Adams was charged…