People v. Teague

(Court opinion corrected 2/20/13.) Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder of his former employer, and of attempted first-degree murder of three police officers, which occurred while Defendant was trying to evade capture for murder. Evidence was sufficient to support convictions of attempted first-degree murders, as State proved intent to kill, by officers' testimony of Defendant's actions. Defendant was free to argue to jury that his failure to hit officers supported inference of lack of intent, but jury could draw competing inference that Defendant was an unskilled shooter. A defendant's rehabilitative potential is not entitled to greater weight than seriousness of offense. (LAMPKIN and HALL, concurring.)