State v. Ruel

PERRY, Chief Judge.

Jamie Ruel appeals from his judgment of conviction for unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling. Specifically, Ruel contends that the jury instruction given at trial listing the elements of the offense was misleading. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

In September 2003, a man called the police to report that his neighbors were firing a rifle from their front porch. Police officers responded to the call and witnessed Ruel on his front porch firing several rounds from a rifle into the trees. One officer heard shots hitting the residence across the street from…