Foreman v. State

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Donovan Foreman was convicted of six felony counts arising from his attempt to fire a handgun and his subsequent dis*959charge of that handgun. He argues that the resulting sentences for four counts of aggravated assault, one count of murder, and one count of shooting into a vehicle violate the double-jeopardy clause and the common-law doctrine of merger. He also asserts that the trial court erroneously imposed a sentence exceeding the statutory maximum for shooting into a vehicle. We find the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss three counts of aggravated…