State v. Jones

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s murder conviction, holding that the trial court properly admitted evidence of his alleged gang affiliation to show motive and evidence of his evasive conduct after law enforcement attempted to arrest him to show consciousness of guilt. The court concluded that the gang evidence was sufficiently linked to the shooting and that limiting instructions reduced its prejudicial effect, while the later evasive conduct was sufficiently connected to the defendant’s knowledge of the arrest warrant. No separate opinions were filed.