Harris v. State

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Arthur B. Harris appeals his convictions for attempted voluntary manslaughter 1 as a Class A felony and carrying a handgun without a license 2 as a Class A misdemeanor. He appeals raising the following relevant issues:

I.Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury as to the elements of attempted voluntary manslaughter when it failed to instruct that they must find that Harris had the intent to kill in order to convict him of attempted voluntary manslaughter;

II. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support his conviction for attempted voluntary…