State v. Carter

Summary

The court affirmed the conviction for attempted first-degree assault, holding that the evidence was sufficient for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to inflict serious physical injury. The court evaluated the evidence under the state's trial theory, which was that the defendant intended to draw his gun on and shoot the officer, and relied on the cumulative circumstances rather than the mere act of pointing a gun. The court did not need to decide whether the lower appellate court's mistaken-identity or transferred-intent rationale violated the theory-of-the-case principle.