Opinion ID: 1199633
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Whether the offense was committed in an aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner.

Text: The district court found, from the photographs of the crime scene, that the crimes were aggressive, violent, and willful acts. Further, the court noted Stephens admitted the robbery was premeditated. Stephens argues that the court failed to consider the fact that Straughter was the person who killed Brown, and Straughter was an adult. The district court was examining the nature of the crimes, without deciding guilt or innocence. The crimes were aggressive and violent. Moreover, by Stephens' own admission, the aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery were planned with Porter before Straughter entered the picture. Stephens may not have intended or foreseen the death of Brown, but he clearly planned aggressive, violent, and willful crimes.