State v. Buggs

OPINION

BARKER, J.

This is an appeal by the defendant from the judgment of the intermediate appellate court affirming his conviction for felony murder in the perpetration of a robbery. The sole issue is whether the evidence was sufficient to establish intent to commit robbery at the time of the murder.

The defendant contends that the evidence does not support a finding that he intended to rob the victim, Karen Beasley, at the time he killed her. Instead, he asserts that his taking of Ms. Beasley’s money occurred as an “afterthought,” and that the evidence was therefore insufficient to support a…