Graham v. State

Charged with burglary of a dwelling while armed and with attempted first-degree murder, April C. Graham was convicted of the lesser-included offenses of trespass and aggravated battery. She appeals her conviction for aggravated battery, contending that the trial court committed fundamental error in three different ways in instructing the jury. Finding none of the asserted errors was fundamental (or preserved for appeal), we affirm on that basis.

The state presented evidence at trial that Ms. Graham entered her boyfriend’s apartment through a bedroom window, and stabbed Natalie Banks with a…