State v. Halverson

Patricia M. Halverson ("Defendant") was charged with attempted murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. See sections 565.020 and 571.015. Following a bench trial, the trial court found Defendant guilty of attempted second-degree murder and armed criminal action for shooting her husband ("Victim"). See sections 562.012, 565.021 and 571.015.1 In three points, Defendant claims the trial court erred in overruling her "motion for verdict of acquittal ... at the close of all evidence" and finding her guilty of the two offenses because "there was no evidence of a culpable mental state."

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