Court Opinion

ID: 9729922
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:52:46.863571+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:02.296384
License: Public Domain

VAIDIK, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I respectfully dissent from the majority's decision to reverse Stokes's conviction for the Class A felony attempted robbery of Moore. The evidence in the record is that Moore was in the recording studio hallway when he was ordered to "get down" by individuals he did not recognize and heard multiple gunshots, one of which struck him in his lower abdomen. I agree *767with the analysis of the Curtis Stokes Court that the fact that Moore "was singled out and directly ordered to 'get down' supports a reasonable inference that the perpetrators intended to rob him, but were interrupted when gunfire erupted." 919 N.E.2d at 1248. Because I believe that these actions constitute a substantial step toward the knowing or intentional taking of property from the person or presence of Moore, I would affirm Stokes's conviction for Class A felony attempted robbery.