Wade v. State

hA Garland County jury convicted appellant Alex Wade of second-degree murder. On appeal, Wade contends that sufficient evidence did not support his conviction and that the circuit court abused its discretion by excluding the victim’s toxicology report. 1 We affirm.

This case stems from Wade fatally shooting James Holmes. The night before the incident, Wade was visiting a friend, Joe Dickerson, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the two traveled to a party in Malvern, Arkansas. Dickerson drove Wade, Holmes, Brandon Irving, and Marcus Calhoun to a party. This was the first time Wade had met Holmes.…