State v. Goodloe

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

A jury found appellant Leonard Goodloe guilty of first-degree premeditated murder for the shooting death of Akeen Brown. 1 Goodloe appeals his conviction, arguing that (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove the element of premeditation beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the district court’s jury instruction regarding premeditation constituted plain error; and (3) the district court plainly erred when it failed to sua sponte instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of second-degree intentional murder. Goodloe also presents three additional arguments…