Aime v. State

The sufficiency of the evidence is put to the test in this appeal. The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for manslaughter with a firearm. Among other issues, the defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the manslaughter conviction because the State failed to establish that he was the shooter or aided and abetted another in the fatal shooting. We agree and reverse.

The State charged the defendant with first-degree murder that arose from a shooting incident near a convenience store. It was the State’s theory that the shooting was part of a robbery or at least an…