State v. Ricks

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

T 1 Defendant Brad R. Ricks and his friend Maurice Lee were drinking together one night in 2009. They got into what Ricks later called "a pissing match about who had the balls big enough to do something." At Lee's urging, Ricks fetched his semiautomat-ie pistol from the bedroom, placed it against Lee's forehead, and pulled the trigger. Ricks later testified that he expected to hear a clicking sound. Instead, the- gun discharged. The principal question on appeal is whether the facts established at trial are sufficient to support the jury's verdict of depraved indifference…