State v. Jorrick

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Michael D. Jorrick, from his conviction for the first-degree murder of Michael Keezer. Jorrick was sentenced to fife imprisonment. He raises six issues on appeal.

I. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

Jorrick argues that he had no intent to kill Keezer and that he only wanted to talk to him and resolve their continual fighting. He argues that because he had no intent to kill Keezer, there was insufficient evidence for the jury to find him guilty of first-degree murder.

When we view the evidence as we are…