Opinion ID: 945214
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Shooting at a Dwelling

Text: {43} For Defendant’s conviction under Count 2 of shooting at a dwelling or occupied 14 building, the elements that must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt are willfully shooting a firearm at a dwelling or occupied building, with the knowledge that the building was a dwelling or was occupied. UJI 14-340. Ron Anderson, Katrina Branchal, and Ryan Romero testified that when Defendant returned to the house where the party was taking place, he opened fire on the house without anyone else firing back at him. In addition, Naarah Holgate testified that she was wounded by the gunfire. This testimony, when combined, supports Defendant’s conviction under Count 2 for shooting at a dwelling. We previously discussed the fact that the district court did not specifically instruct the jury that it had to find that Holgate suffered an injury as a result of the shooting. The effect of failing to instruct the jury accordingly is to require that on remand the district court amend the judgment and sentence to conform to the jury verdict. Soliz, 79 N.M. at 267, 442 P.2d at 579.