Harrison v. State
Maryland Court of Appeals
855 A.2d 1220 (2004)
Relevant factsFree
Gerard Harrison (defendant) intentionally fired six shots at a man named Valentine, missing him but wounding bystander James Cook, with no evidence establishing exactly where Cook was standing relative to Valentine when shot. The trial judge found Harrison guilty of attempted murder of Cook under both the transferred-intent doctrine and the concurrent-intent (kill zone) doctrine, and an intermediate appellate court affirmed; Harrison appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant who intends to murder one person but only wounds a different, unintended person may be convicted of attempted murder of that unintended victim.