Bailey v. State

OPINION

On August 24, 1982, appellant Danny Ray Bailey met the victim in this case and visited his home. Later that evening, Bailey robbed the victim at gunpoint of several items of personal property. He then fired several shots at the victim, wounding him at least three times. Bailey claimed he shot the victim out of fear and harbored no intent to kill. The victim survived, and Bailey was convicted of robbery and “attempted involuntary manslaughter” as a lesser-included offense of the original charge of attempted murder. The jury found that Bailey used a deadly weapon in the commission of…