Wheeler v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Willie James Wheeler was indicted for attempted murder, in violation of §§ 13 A-4-2 and 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The petit jury found him “guilty as charged in the indictment.” The trial judge thereafter sentenced him to 25 years’ imprisonment as a habitual felony offender and ordered him to pay $1,000 to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund.

The appellant contends that the evidence presented by the State at trial was insufficient to support his conviction for attempted murder. Specifically, he claims (1) that the State failed to prove the requisite intent to commit…