Collins v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court convicting Appellant of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and committing first-degree murder in the presence of a child, holding that substantial evidence supported the convictions.
On appeal, Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder convictions. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the State presented substantial evidence of the requisite mental state for first-degree murder; (2) substantial evidence supported Defendant's conviction for attempted first-degree murder; and (3) after examining the record, no prejudicial error has been found.
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