Jones v. State

After a jury trial, Garfield Jones was convicted of attempted first degree murder and armed robbery of Alex Gomez. He makes four arguments on appeal: (1) the trial court failed to conduct an adequate Richardson 1 hearing; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion for continuance; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the state to impeach the defendant’s statement with his prior convictions; and (4) the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a gun cleaning kit. Because we conclude that the trial court failed to conduct an adequate…