Rodriguez v. State

NESBITT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of attempted, premeditated murder. The defendant’s principal claim, and the only one we deem worthy of some discussion, is that the evidence was insufficient to show the requisite premeditation by his level of participation in the commission of the offense charged.

The defendant was the driver of a black Blazer vehicle. His passenger was a juvenile. It was later discovered that the two were hauling a load of illegal drugs. Following a Be-on-the-Lookout (BOLO) alert which issued for a black Blazer involved in a purported shooting,1 police…