Gould v. State

Daniel Gould appeals his convictions for attempted second degree murder of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence while armed. We affirm and write to address the propriety of the lower court’s admission of collateral crime evidence as Williams Rule evidence.1

Police officers responded to a retirement community in reference to a trespassing call. While officers attempted to place Gould under arrest, he pulled a handgun from his waistband. Several officers tackled Gould to the ground before he could get off a shot. While on the ground, Gould fought the officers, screaming,…