King v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
505 So.2d 403 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
After an argument with Dwight Lee Reeves at a nightclub, Christopher Doyle King (defendant) later that night shot at a car in which Reeves was a passenger, and one bullet struck and killed Reeves; King was convicted of murder and appealed, arguing his conduct was not directed at a specific intended victim.
IssueFree
Whether a criminal defendant may be guilty of murder when his unlawful conduct was not directed at a specific victim, but manifested an extreme indifference to human life generally.