Harrison v. State

Gerard Harrison fired his .38 caliber pistol six times at a man known as “Valentine” but struck James Cook instead. We issued a writ of certiorari to determine whether the evidence in this case was sufficient to support Harrison’s conviction of attempted second-degree murder. Harrison argues that the evidence was not sufficient to prove the intent element of that crime. For the reasons discussed herein, we agree -with Harrison and hold that, under the theory of “concurrent intent,” the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that Harrison possessed the requisite intent for attempted…