State v. Andrews

Summary

Justice Palmer, joined by Justice McDonald, concurred in the judgment affirming the defendant's felony murder conviction. He disagreed with the majority's conclusion that evidence of the defendant's ability to pay for crack cocaine was irrelevant, reasoning that financial resources could make robbery less likely, but concluded that excluding the sister's corroborating testimony was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Justice Palmer therefore would affirm despite disagreeing with the majority's relevance analysis.