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Perez v. State

Citations

  • 872 N.E.2d 208
  • 2007 Ind. App. LEXIS 1925
  • 2007 WL 2404996

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  • holding that evidence of defendant firing multiple shots into a car occupied by several passengers, along with evidence of “an ongoing altercation” between the parties, was sufficient to prove attempted murder
  • discharging a weapon in the direction of the victim coupled with related circumstances sufficient to prove intent to kill in an attempted murder case
  • “Discharging a weapon in the direction of a victim is substantial evidence from which the jury could infer intent to kill.”
  • discharging a weapon in the direction of the victim coupled with related circumstances sufficient to prove intent to kill in an attempted murder case
  • ongoing hostilities between parties and use of a deadly weapon sufficient to prove Perez committed attempted murder when he fired shots at a car containing rival gang members
  • any error from a jury instruction that included a reference to a “knowing” mens rea was not fundamental error in light of the other instructions

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Judges: Riley, Sharpnack, Friedlander

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