Frederick v. State

Nyro Gustavis Frederick appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, one count of shooting into a building, and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. Frederick raises two points on appeal. We affirm on both points and write only to discuss Frederick’s assertion that the trial court committed fundamental error by instructing the jury on the doctrine of transferred intent with respect to the crime of attempted first-degree murder.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on December 3, 2007, Mildred Walter, her husband David Walter, and her…