Court Opinion

ID: 9713765
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 05:21:57.098771+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:20.431188
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SULLIVAN, Judge,
concurring.
I concur because the substantial step alleged in the attempted murder information was the discharge of a handgun at Officer Clark. Pointing the handgun was not the substantial step as included within the greater offense as charged. Were it otherwise, I would hold that, although retrial on the attempted murder charge is not barred by double jeopardy considerations, the “pointing” conviction would have to be vacated in order to permit retrial upon the greater offense of attempted murder. Redman v. State (1997) Ind.App., 679 N.E.2d 927.