Patton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In this, ease, Patton, was never. told that the State, in order to obtain a conviction for attempted murder, would have to prove that Patton specifically intended to kill Maxey when he shot into the vehicle. Moreover, while the prosecutor read the charging information to Patton, the information alleged only that Patton "knowingly" tried to kill Maxey. His verbal acknowledgment of the truth of the allegation therefore did not establish his awareness of the specific intent to kill requirement. Further, unlike in Howse, Patton's understanding of this element was not supported by an ac-knowledgement of guilt on the basis of facts giving rise to the inference that Patton specifically intended to kill Max-ey. Patton admitted to shooting into the vehicle but never acknowledged that he shot at Maxey or that he knew Max-ey was in the vehicle when he shot. Thus, Patton was not sufficiently aware that the State had to prove his specific intent to kill Maxey, and he therefore did not sufficiently understand the nature of the charge to which he pleaded guilty. We therefore reverse the denial of post-conviction relief on this ground and remand with instructions to grant Patton a new trial on the attempted murder charge.”

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