State of Missouri v. Blaec James Lammers

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC94977 ) BLAEC JAMES LAMMERS, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY The Honorable William J. Roberts, Judge Opinion issued February 9, 2016 Blaec Lammers (Defendant) appeals his convictions for attempted first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Defendant, who was being treated for serious mental health issues, thought of a plan to commit a mass shooting after he had seen a video about the Columbine shootings 1 and considered emulating them. He later purchased two assault rifles…