State v. Wilson

COLE, Judge.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the doctrine of transferred intent 1 applies to the criminal offense of attempted first degree murder. We set forth the facts as they were revealed at the trial of Lawrence Wilson and Timothy Wilson (the Wilsons).

On March 10, 1985, the Wilsons became involved in a dispute with Marvin Brown, arising out of a basketball game in which Brown had injured a relative of the Wilsons. Brown fled the scene after the Wilsons threatened to pistol-whip him. Both Wilsons then withdrew handguns and fired multiple shots towards Brown, who escaped…