Richard E. Simmons v. State of Indiana

. OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Richard Simmons was convicted of four counts of Class A felony attempted murder,1 two counts of Class D felony criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon,2 and one count each of Class D felony unlawful use of body armor3 and Class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana 4 after he shot at police officers who were trying to serve an arrest warrant on him. He argues he was entitled to a directed verdict on the attempted murder counts 5 because there was no evidence he knew police officers were behind the wall at which he fired shots. Simmons also argues the jury…