Lower Court Summary
The defendant, Prince Adams, was convicted by a Shelby County jury of premeditated
first degree murder and subsequently sentenced to life in the Tennessee Department of
Correction. He now appeals his conviction, presenting five issues for our review: (1)
whether the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction; (2) whether the trial court
properly allowed into evidence photographs of the victim (a) while she was alive and (b)
of her body at the crime scene; (3) whether the court properly denied the defendant’s
motion in limine with regard to the admission of his prior domestic violence charge; (4)
whether the defendant is entitled to a new trial because an alternate juror left a note
expressing his position with regard to the defendant’s guilt, which was found by the jury
foreperson prior to jury deliberations; and (5) whether the court correctly denied the
defendant’s request for a special jury instruction on diminished capacity. Following
review of the record, we find no issue that would entitle the defendant to relief. As such,
the conviction and sentence are affirmed.