787 So. 2d 509 - State v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “A specific intent to kill may be reasonably inferred from the defendant's intentional use of a deadly weapon in firing a shot aimed at the intended victim, along with the other circumstances of the case. State v. Tassin, 536 So.2d 402, 411 (La. 1988), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 874 , 110 S.Ct. 205 , 107 L.Ed.2d 159 (1989); State v. Lee, 275 So.2d 757 (La.1973). To prove that the attempted murder occurred during the commission or attempted commission of an armed robbery, the State had to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Carter took something of value from the victim or from under the control of the victim, through the use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon. La. R.S. 14:64; State v. Bright, 98-0398 (La.4/11/00), 776 So.2d 1134, 1141 . Specific intent is the state of mind that exists when the circumstances indicate the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act or failure to act. La. R.S. 14:10(1).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Allen

2. “[Defendant] planned a racially-motivated murder-robbery; he purposefully tricked his victim to a secluded spot; he shot him and beat him on the head, thus manifesting deliberate cruelty; [defendant] then left [the victim] for dead after taking items from his car. In addition to a lengthy hospital stay, [the victim] suffered the loss of an eye for the balance of his life as a result of [defendant’s] attack.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 106 So. 3d 1203 - State v. Dussett