Thacker v. Commonwealth
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
114 S.E. 504 (1922)
Relevant factsFree
After an intoxicated Thacker (defendant) and companions were turned away from a family's tent for the night, Thacker, having earlier joked about shooting out the tent's lamp, fired three shots while walking away, two piercing the tent and one passing through the bed where Mrs. Ratrie and her baby lay, narrowly missing them; Thacker was convicted of attempted murder.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be found guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if it can be shown by direct or circumstantial evidence that the defendant possessed the specific intent to commit the particular crime.