State v. Speaks

MAHAN, Judge.

Defendant Jayson Speaks appeals his conviction of first-degree murder for the killing of Rebecca Hauser. He claims: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal; (2) the trial court violated his due process rights by instructing the jury on felony murder; and (3) his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the premeditated murder marshaling instruction. We affirm.

Speaks, along with three other defendants, decided to run away. Because they did not have any money and the Blazer they were driving was having trouble, the four decided to…