Opinion ID: 853949
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: Richeson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for the attempted battery of Michael Foster. In reviewing such claims, we consider only evidence that supports the verdict, and draw all reasonable inferences therefrom. We do not reweigh the evidence nor do we judge the credibility of witnesses. We uphold a conviction if there is substantial evidence of probative value from which a jury could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Loyd v. State, 272 Ind. 404, 398 N.E.2d 1260 (1980). Richeson argues that the State provided no evidence that he intended to hit Michael Foster when he fired at the Foster home. As discussed above, the State need only provide evidence that Richeson knew of a high probability that the drive-by shooting would result in the bullets touching Foster. The evidence most favorable to the verdict indicates that Richeson fired armor-piercing bullets from a semi-automatic assault rifle at Foster's home in the middle of the night. This evidence provides a reasonable jury with ample grounds to conclude that Richeson attempted to batter Foster. We hold, therefore, that sufficient evidence supports Richeson's attempted battery conviction.